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How much help do you get from your partner around the house? Specifically SAHM with little to no income

I’m going to put a scoring system to try to make this easier 0-1 : spend time with child but doesn’t touch a diaper or a dish; can at least wipe their own ass 2-3 : Bath time, PJs, storytime, diaper change 3-4 : Washes dishes & laundry too 4-5 : super hero status

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I don’t want my in-laws around my baby

Let me be clear, they will absolutely have access to my baby. There is not a good enough reason to keep my son away from his paternal side of the family. They’re not dangerous or abusive. I just don’t get along with them at all. They tried to convince my husband to leave me several times before we found out we were ...

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pregnant or just lazy

so im currently 15 almost 16 weeks pregnant, also a mom to a very hyper 2 year old. I am currently suffering from depression which i was diagnosed with and on top of chasing around a busy body toddler all day, sometimes its really hard for me to do certain things or i just get really tired. I haven’t been able to ea...

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Help

I’m honestly at my whits end in my marriage and I’m seeking advice from anyone who has any to share. My husband and I are parents to three small children which I stay home with , throughout or relationship I have been the one expected to order groceries , plan meals , take care of the kids , wash & put up the dishes...

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Different culture or possessive..?

MIL and FIL are Mexican and I'm white. They always call her mi baby, and mi nina, etc. but it rubs me the wrong way when they say, "Que paso mi hija?" (Basicallyyy saying, "What's up my daughter?") If any of MY family called my daughter, "My baby", or even "MY" anything let alone DAUGHTER I would flipppp out. I do u...

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5 year old situation!

I grew up VERY shy, everyone would always get mad if I didn’t say hello to family members when arriving to an event. Now im 23 and I do say hello most times but sometimes im just not in the mood or because I have seen them very often. Well my MIL called me out once to my husband “son, why doesnt (me) say hi to anyon...

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Overdue & heartbroken

Fingers crossed im giving birth soon, dealt with cheating husband for 2 months and he manipulated his way back into the house. I was going to try for the sake of the kids and hes just been completely evil towards me since being back, blaming me, saying he doesnt love me, that im the toxic one, and so much more. M...

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Nursery

Hi guys My LG was meant to start nursery soon but her settling in session didn’t go great — she was very upset and I can’t bare to see my LG cry, at all. I’ve had numerous parents im the past and the nursery workers say that children pretty much always will cry initially when starting nursery but eventually will ...

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Anyone else hate when other people clean your house? Or just me? Im 38 weeks pregnant and super exhausted my man wants to have his mom watch our toddler even tho i would be more comfortable with my mom watching him.

Now that adds more stress to me i gotta worry about him eating, clean the house before she comes over and starts cleaning everything and i gotta worry about giving birth 🤣 🙏🏽

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Every year for vtines day

My ex , bd NEVER lets me have one to myself like he’s so selfish and inconsiderate. He doesn’t consider MY schedule. Its annoying . We co parent and how do i always get valentines day ??? Make it make sense

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Plan backfired

Soooo I asked for him to go to Walmart so he could pick up some milk he didn’t budge for an hour so I get dressed and pretend I’m going to “walk” myself that way he can “stop me” hurry up and go. Why tf he send me in a uber I hate men but can I really be mad 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

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Advise needed - child services

So I took my 12 week old daughter to the dr last Thursday, as a mark appeared on her leg and foot that concerned me - she’s with me 24/7 and nothing had caught her or happened for this mark to be there, so first time mum worries I booked an appointment to get it checked. The dr requested for us to go into the hospi...

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PSA: if you’re trapped you’re still doing the work. It feels like you’re doing nothing because there’s no tangible feedback, but you are.

My husband’s bringing in wood with our toddler and I’m nap trapped with our baby. We are both working.

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Husband is a pessimist and sucking joy out of our lives

Since we had our wedding my husband has just been negative. All he thinks about is money. The wedding and honeymoon put us in debt and we do owe his parents some money We fell pregnant a couple days after the wedding unexpectedly which also added to the strain. But I don’t see any of it as a strain but see it as ...

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Am I right to be frustrated by my 27 year old step son, that does not have a steady job and keeps coming back to us all the time? (I am 34 year old) my husband is older than me, I met his son when he was finishing high school

Some of you might think I am a mean person, however I have been very supportive and patient by having him whenever he needs to, he has a girlfriend where he goes back and forth to live with her and us and jumps between other houses as well, his mom and friends. So we have been having multiple conversations with hi...

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Those with partners that’ll work all day tomorrow (vday) does this make you sad?

My partner decided to work OT ontop of already working 3pm-12am so now he’ll be leaving at 8am tomorrow and I just kinda feel like that’s basically my whole relationship the last couple years since having kids. Like yes we need money but that don’t mean we can’t do anything on the day of life… we already barely show...

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Sneaking around?

What to do if you think your partners sneaking around with the neighbors but have no proof? I’ve already accused him he says he’s not. (He likes to go on walks a lot and disappears) or likes to go on drives. He’s always been like that but his behavior is odd and the females in my neighborhood act overly friendly aro...

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Mom trying to help

Posting here because I know I don’t have anything to complain to her about but gotta vent. My mom lives several hours away. She visits about once a month to help with the kids which is AMAZING. But tends to overcommit. For example, like a week ago she said she would be here today early afternoon with a dinner casse...

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Telling family and close friends

How soon do you Tell family and close friends?

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How are mamas with other kids getting breaks while pregnant?

All I feel like I can do is let my son watch tv and I’m feeling really guilty how much screen time he is getting. But he doesn’t play independently really he is 2 1/2. Anyone have any ideas for how to cut down on screen time? I’m just so exhausted all the time.

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