Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My own mum has always been a bit erm much with my son. I know it comes from the heart but since he’s turned two she’s took it upon herself to take charge whilst we’re out. For clarity she’s an amazing mum and nan and I appreciate her dearly. We are however two different people in the way we approach situations. ...

My in laws have only seen our baby twice since she was born. They do live a few hours away but are both retired. Am I right to think they get should be making more effort?!

Am I being unreasonable? Everytime we make a plan to do something my partner asks his best friend to join, it’s like the first thing he says “I’ll ask … if he wants to join” which okay I don’t mind but a lot of the time it’s things we could do as a family or nice days out. Well for my partners birthday I said we co...

Im putting my son in full time nursery even though my shifts change each week and vary between daytime and evening shifts (his dad is home in the evenings). So I’ll have days in the week when he’s at nursery and I’m at home. My reasoning is that I want full flexibility at work so I can pick up any extra shifts as we...

I live in a flat so my daughters room is close to the living room, I had a friend over the other day and they were disgusted that I allow my little girl to play by herself in her room. Not going to lie I’ve let her go back and forth to play since she could walk, she’s never climbed and if needs help she will shout “...

So this has happened at least 4 times in the last 2 months. My LO goes to the childminder just once a week & of course as it’s winter, she’s on & off had colds, nothing major. I send her when she’s been a bit snotty but no other symptoms & perfectly happy within herself, if she was worse I wouldn’t send her. Every t...

We was in my local town when I let my son walk (partner was with me) he’s 20m old and is a super confident walker and usually is a diamond. Well today we was doing a bit of Xmas shopping and he was stood near us watching Cory while we looked. Next minute you know some old man was shouting “he’s out the shop!” I leg...

I had made it all this long without my baby falling off my bed until this morning 😭 I bring him into my bed in the mornings for a little snooze and cuddles and he always intertwined with me, but this morning I woke up to him falling off my bed and I feel SO guilty. I do have a big thick rug on the floor which he…

I need a new vacuum cleaner. Mainly to be used on tiles. I want to buy it in black friday. Help me out! We don't have a huge flat - about 70m2, mainly tiles. I want it to be good with getting dust off the tiles and perform well on hard surfaces. Don't need lots of bells and whistles just do the vacuuming well...

He's in the bigger room now where child to adult ratios are bigger but my keyworker seems to hide herself away at the back of the nursery when it's time for drop off or collection. My friend's little girl also has the same person and has reported the same thing. We should still expect communication on a day to day b...

My husband is recently diagnosed though I suspected it a few years ago. It answered a lot of questions and he feels relieved but upset at the same time. He didn't quite understand his actions and lost a lot of friends, jobs, and things in his life. I'm happy for him, I just need help to not be a nag. I was the on...

i’m wondering wtf is going on. my man falls asleep with his phone open in his hands/his chest quite often. so far it’s been 4 times now i’ve came to bed and took his phone off his chest/out his hands and he fell asleep with fb open and his search pulled up. each time the ex gf of his deceased best friend is at the t...

My husband and I have an 18 month old together, in May I confirmed that he had been cheating on me a few months previous to that and I was absolutely broken and devastated because I really never saw it coming. He promised it would never happen again and we cried together and he really made me feel like that was true...

Is anybody in the trenches with a 12yr old daughter, she was an absolute dream up until she started High school in September, we had a huge row last night and she packed her stuff and left, she came back in the end but keeps telling me she doesn't want to be here in this home anymore, she has everything she could ne...

The two days working from home are becoming a struggle the older he's getting. Mostly because I work during his awake hours so he's slumped over a tablet and phone as I don't have much time to spend with him Struggling as to how to go forward, if I cut my hours I'll lose pay and financially we cannot right now but a...

I think my husband is only kind and friendly to me when we have sex. He works 4 nights on and 4 nights off. He wouldn’t talk to me or be friendly until the day his shift ends and then at night he would want to. I mostly feel angry about this and if I say no that night, that will bring on hostile treatment until I gi...

So long story short, my mil is manipulative and controlling. She wants to control our lives and has done everything since our daughter was born almost 4 years ago. To say a few things, she would call hospital behind my back questioning my daughter’s care - not her place!!!! She would turn up at our window uninvited ...

So let’s say you as the wife make 4x the amount your husband makes.. Would you be ok with…..

My husband was on the road for 5 days the whole time he was gone we were talking/facetiming and I was really missing him but since my husband doesn’t really say I love you I miss you and any form of affection with me over the years I taught him what I want told him what I need made him give me kisses before he leave...

I’m a SAHM my partner works. He covers bills, I get food stamps and cover all food. If I sell anything of mine or my sons I get necessities shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, diaper cream etc. I don’t grab anything until it’s absolutely necessary like I cut open my toothpaste and use it all before grabbing more with ...