Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My partner seems to have a problem with me going to the gym and is making it really difficult for me. Trying to keep this short, he works in the fitness industry, he’s a bodybuilder, trains 5-6x per week, spends £200+ per month on his own leisure club membership that he spends hours training in and going to the sp...

Howdy everybody, idk a good & safe place to ask about this so I'm doing it here. My sister has 4 kids, between 3 different dads. She's never been a very good mom really, she's very volatile. Her kids model her behavior, aggressive and crass. That's just trashy, but my concern is what they're exposed to. These kids a...

i have a question for yall, how do yall still continue with your relationship with your bf knowing his mom doesn’t like you? i’ve been with my bf for a year & we are expecting our first son come february & his mom is so damn messy!!! she dropped me off at work a few weeks ago & told him i was friendly because of th...

I feel like my partner absolutely has a problem with me going to the gym and doesn’t want me to go. We used to go to the gym ALL the time! It was our bonding thing and the only thing we used to do together before having kids. We’d go everyday. He works as a fitness massage therapist and is fitness obsessed, he’s a...

Does anyone feel annoyed when their partner goes out with their mates? Im not controlling or jealous I just hate when my partner goes out drinking with his mates. He doesnt go out loads and thankfully!! The last time he went out he got in at 2:30 am and collapsed on the doorstep and was sick everywhere. I was up...

How do you guys deal with your narcisstic mother in law?

So I’m moving into a housing association property and the kitchen has been completely redone by them recently, it’s small but it is very nice. I’ve only just realised that there are no drawers in there whatsoever 😂🥴 never seen a kitchen with no drawers lol. Has anyone else had this? If so what did you do with…

So my mom and I had an argument over a coat. We were going out to eat and It’s 31 degrees outside where we live and my toddler was crying over having to put his coat on vs his sweater, so my mom was trying to give him a choice. “Do you want to wear your sweater or your coat?”. Immediately, I’m like um no he doesn’t ...

I have a 2 week old baby boy. I love him so much and he’s the most gorgeous thing. I’m not coping at all though and I feel like a terrible mother. I’m unable to get anything done as he’s constantly feeding and crying so the house is a mess too. I’m moving at the same time so it’s a nightmare. My husband is a massive...

Being at home all the time really is making me depressed but I can’t drive sadly and my partner works nights so week days are just him working then coming home and sleeping all day then going right back to work. On weekends all I look forward to is getting out the house but sometimes all he wants to do is relax and ...

Other half broke up from work for 2 weeks yesterday, we have a 6 month old. He got out of bed at maybe half 11 this morning then went "Christmas shopping" out the house by half 12, picked up his mate on his way, completely unnecessarily, and haven't heard from him since about half 2. Pretty sure shops are shut by no...

Ok so be totally honest as I could be being over sensitive! I have a teenage son from a previous relationship and a toddler with my now partner. My teen son spends quite a bit of time at his dad’s but has met my in-laws and their family plenty of times at family events. My partners aunty who my partner and his f...

I guess this is more of a rant 😂 my husband is a great dad to our 13m and involved around the house with cleaning and yard work. He works full-time and I’ve just gone back to work part-time from home. I do the majority of cleaning, all the cooking, food shopping, laundry, and childcare one day a week I have off and…

My daughter is two and we’re going through it at home. She often purposely colors the walls with her crayons. I’ve tried to take them away and control the situation by sitting with her. The other day i was very overwhelmed and saw her do it again. I told her no we don’t do that and i grabbed her crayon and broke it ...

Just after some advice or even just a suck it up really. My in laws are constantly comparing my son to their other grandchild in every aspect especially with how he looks. Never commenting of him even looking remotely like me but has every feature of their children/grandchildren. They are also always saying how amaz...

Hi all, I’m a teacher and due to go back to work at the beginning of April. I am so anxious and heartbroken at the thought of leaving my daughter. I brought this up with my partner and told him how I was feeling and that I was struggling with the thought of going back. I floated the idea of me staying home with her....

the days i feel happy with my baby's father, currently my boyfriend, are rare. i stay because i convince myself that he does a lot for me which he does such as driving me to and from work or generally anywhere else i want or need to go (i cannot drive myself until may) and he takes care of a lot of the typical stuff...

I’m really struggling, he comes home and nags me “why isn’t this done” “why isn’t that done” and my usual answer is “I just haven’t got round to it yet” and he says that I have been home all day and I’m just being lazy. He said today that it’s my duty to clean the home and cook etc and his duty is to just go to wo...

We’re supposed to be going out tonight as a family but my partner has decided he wants to spend the evening by himself playing on the Xbox rather than being with me and my son. I think my relationship is over! He argued with me saying I always have time to myself and have 3 hour baths. I work full time and look a...

Yesterday me and my separated husband had a disagreement. The disagreement was that he didn’t like that I was intervening while he was disciplining our son who has autism. I work in the field of behavioral therapy and I’m an advocate for individuals with mental health challenges. I believe there I better ways to di...