Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My husband said he was gonna bring his lap top to work from home bc he has too much work to catch up on. When he got home he didn’t get on his laptop bc he said he can’t get any work here at home bc baby. Then I said to him “ u see how I feel? How do u expect me to work from home and care for baby?” Bc he said I s...

Do you get money from your hubby on a weekly/biweekly/monthly from your hubby? Money that he gives you just to give you? How much does he if so? I was thinking of asking my partner for $20 a week. So $80 a month. I do all housework but he pays all bills. I do all the kids stuff, his stuff, and my stuff. Laundry dish...

So me and my partner looked after our daughter for almost 2years. We always managed to work without needing childcare. We did however put her into nursery for two half days a week in September and she was fine for the first few times, but then they would have to rip her out of my arms screaming i was heart broken. S...

Hi everyone, I am writing here with some hope, thst others have been in this situation and I'm not the only one.. I really hope I'm not going to be judged, that is the last thing what I don't want to face.. I have a one month old, amazing girl baby, but unfortunately since birth we are facing just hard times with...

Anyone else finding it hard to balance life with your little one and step kids? My partner has 2 girls with 2 other mums and we have 1 girl together. His other 2 girls are older (10 & 13) and he used to have them both every weekend but as they’re getting older, he’s letting them make the decision on whether they co...

Ladies I know I'm getting stuck in my own head so just looking for some words of reassurance. Partner and I are off for a little date night tomorrow. Dinner and cinema. Really looking forward to just having some quality time together. Little one will be staying overnight at my Mum's, who lives 20 minutes down the ...

I have a 16 month old and a 6 week old, I’m really struggling during the day to get anything done let alone feed myself, have a shower, keep the house clean and tidy. My partner works ridiculous hours getting home at 7-8pm some nights. Tonight has been a real struggle my 16 month old is going through the testing sta...

For example, helping him get ready in the morning, or helping him when he does overtime, or helping him to organize or scheduling or anything to do with his job?

My mother in law has been bugging us to take my son to her hospital for a while now but we always got out of it. Now that he is a toddler (16m) she wants to take him herself. She lives in the street behind us and comes over once a week for 30 minutes just to play, take pictures to show her friends and go home. Neve...

My husband has been having health anxiety at its peak. For the last few weeks I have been trying to support him in every way that I can. He has mistreated me bad in the past saying bad things, so has recently apologised while going through this and we moved on. I have been trying to support him the best I can at t...

Does any else LO get really upset when dropping them to nursery ? Mine screams and cries but as soon as he’s inside he apparently loves it and always comes out very happy at pick up’s. He only does 3 days a week for 4-5 hours. And he is normally with me 24/7 as I am a single full time parent so I am assuming it is...

BD got mad that our 1 year old son high fived a guy while we were out shopping and said I’m an irresponsible mum. Am I in the wrong? Thought it was a harmless interaction btw but because it was another black man similar age to him he said that I should keep my single mother antics away from our kid 🙄

My husband has no manners literally doesn’t give a shit what he’s doing or how he Is looking, I don’t usually ever care about stuff like this but it’s getting to the point it’s actually a bit of a put off😫 he sounds like an actual animal when he eats chewing with his mouth open to the point now I can’t sit and eat…

I asked my husband if he could clean the downstairs toilet. For context It’s a tiny downstairs toilet with a toilet and a small basin. His immediate response was “do I have to do it now”. And then “what exactly do you want me to do?”. I said no, not right now, and I just want you to give it a once over. This was a...

I met my guy just over two years ago. We were basically inseparable from the moment we met. Our sex life, great. We moved in together got married and now expecting our first. Suffice to say, so much has happened in this amount of time. However, lately he has stated his concerns about the change in my libido, he beli...

Y'all already know we've been having some problems with our new apartment. Well this morning our heat went out. It's the end of November in Ohio, it's pretty cold. I have 2 under 2, the youngest being only 4mo. I called the office about it and an hour later the maintenance man showed up. He'd been here for a little ...

I know no one’s licensed so I’m not expecting a diagnosis but just to vent and get some input for anyone willing to listen. I have been diagnosed with depression a few times in the past and taken prescription but I guess I’m confused now because it’s not like anything I’ve experienced in the past. I often find mysel...

Anyone already gone back to work or going to work soon? I’m getting pretty nervous. It’s rare that my baby will fall asleep for naps unless he is nursing. And then when he does fall asleep he dream feeds or he wakes up. I’m worried that baby won’t sleep enough and my boyfriend won’t know how to handle it. He already...

So I just found out that my baby dad may have another child on the way. We’re not together. Recently split up. Baby girls 11 months old. And I don’t know how to feel. I’m so shocked. But explains a lot as to what he was doing while I was doing everything majority of the time by myself. I’m highly embarrassed, never ...

I’m 5 days postpartum. I feel like such a bad mom. My 2 year old has been acting up for a while now but him not listening is frustrating me. How do you teach your older child without yelling or lashing out?