Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

I love my partner but today has been a tough one. We have two under two. Currently everyone in the house is sick. I’ve spent the whole day nursing the youngest as well as playing and taking care of both of them. He did bedtime with the oldest but I did everything before (bath, brush teeth, book, medicine, suck nose)...

So my Mother in Law and I were in conversation yesterday evening about staying home with my son. She mentioned that both myself and boyfriend (of 6 years) are very lucky because we both get to stay home with our little boy. He is now 5 months so I’m still on maternity leave but my partner doesn’t currently work. N...

Baby was sick yesterday. Hubby is sick today. We haven't been able to do a grocery pick up just yet so we didn't have anything for me to make for dinner tonight. So little man had a French fry from the McDonald's I doordashed, some cheerios, and a bit of apple sauce for his dinner. He also was eating super late sinc...

My partner and I had a past of lying to each other once on each end, we agreed to move forward, it would be best to share our locations(his idea). We moved in together and have a camera set up in the living room that faces the door to our apartment for our puppy. There’s been a few instances our dryer went out and w...

Hey all please don’t judge but I am a sahm, depending on my partners income and I guess I’m just seeking advice. I solely depend on my partners income and as of lately he’s been really stingy with money. I’ve never been the type of person to ask for money to buy myself clothes shoes or let alone my own necessities…

So guys, after years of 9-5 “jobs” I’ve finally had an offer to study midwifery and my first choice university! I’m super proud of how I’m putting my life together for my kids. I noticed my partners family react and comment on everything I put on of the kids, however, when I put on about me getting a place at uni,...

My 4 year old is in a Catholic preschool. We put him in the 3s program this year, because he's a November birthday, and we want to wait another year before starting Kindergarten to avoid being the baby of the class. Anyways, we started at this Catholic preschool this year. The teachers are not certified teachers; ...

so my fiance doesn’t want to end things with me anytime i bring up issues that he doesn’t want to change. he likes to say im running away from problems and being immature. i’ve tried for so long to work through these issues but its only so much i can take and he doesn’t understand what im going through as a woman an...

My husband wants to join the army I'm so scared not about the army but about the distance and growing apart. He is a good man I know I'm too be supportive of him but I can't help to be selfish I don't want him gone for a month or years. Only because it will affect me and our daugther greatly. Any advice mom or wife ...

I was a principals kid growing up. My son is going to the same school my dad was principal at, and my sister and I graduated from. I am having a hard time dealing with the current staff in the office. I can't tell if I just have unreasonable expectations due to being a principals daughter or if there is actually a p...

I love my in laws so much but sometimes they're my worst triggers from my previous life. It's always one of my siblings in law who are having drama spill into my house. Right now one of them is either talking shit or is associating with people who talk shit about me. ATP I don't know because this particular sibling ...

My partner and I got pregnant a little bit before our one year anniversary in 2024. We’ve had so many downs more than up during my pregnancy. But we somehow made it work because we don’t want our daughter to grow up in a broken home with separate families. Fast forward to now, our two year anniversary is coming up i...

So I get a child element on UC. My son’s dad has him 3 nights a week. Every Sunday before he picks him up he’ll go food shopping and buy stuff for our son he will then message me asking me for the money this ranges in price every week, I send it to him without any questions. Now my question is? should he be paying ...

I love my LO more than anything on this planet and she’s the best thing I’ve ever done but bloody hell this is hard. She’s a really good baby and doesn’t really cry so she’s not the issue. But the anxiety around being a first time mum and keeping your baby safe and I’m terrified of SIDS. It’s mentally exhausting. ...

Hoping I am not alone. Lately I have been feeling absolutely exhausted with motherhood, I adore my little boy, it's a joy to see him grow and have him little personality come through a little more every day but jesus I am feeling so overwhelmed recently. Since Christmas it feels like all I've dealt with is colds, c...

I get that parenting is hard, but I feel like he just refuses to adjust the way that he speaks to our little girl and he won’t equip himself with new tools to help him guide her better. He yells at her and raises his voice often, and it’s almost like he thinks it’s an effective way to parent and refuses to try any o...

My MIL just flew back from bending overseas for over a month. We asked her to wait about a week before coming to see our 8 month old and family due to all the illnesses going around this time of year. Our family is just feeling better from a virus and we don’t need another. She agreed, no issue. We have a family f...

My little one is 5 months old and has always been a daddy’s girl. Seemed to prefer being around him etc, the last week she seems so much more clingy and attached to me, literally cries if i leave a room etc. is this normal? Is it because she’s getting older so knows whose mum and dad? Just wondering why suddenly now...

Hey so my son is 22 months, he was delayed and has only just been signed off from occupational/physio the last 2 months since he finally started walking. We have found that because he's delayed he is always soo frustrated with himself its like his mind is more developed than his body and it annoys him. My struggle...

It feels like my twin girls hate me. They’re coming to 2.5 years and it’s becoming a concern for me now. It started by them always preferring others, my husband/my mum/ my sisters/MIL etc. now it’s gotten to a point of I go near them they’ll have a full on meltdown saying go away mummy. Today one of them vomited b...