Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

I'm in such a bad mood right now purely because of the attitude and number of "NO"s I've had to deal with today. And the rude demands. And the refusal to do anything. The latest comment that has pushed me to vent on here being "when's dinner?" "Not for a while yet that's why you've got your snack" "I don't want it p...

My son (19m) has recently become VERY attached to me, so much that he wants no one else near him, he's also suddenly started waking up at 1-2am and then will absolutely refuse to go back to sleep, crying flinging his arms in the air and I'm so tired! Tried everything from night lights, cuddling him, sitting with him...

But also nervous a bit! Because I've got the hidden trenches of my home a messs and I don't usually let anyone see those places! One of the most embarrassing is my master bathroom. I don't even use it anymore it's just so dirty all the time.. my husband only uses it at this point... I periodically try to clean it bu...

So my husband and I both work from home and same jobs , we have 2kids both 1.5yr old and less than 1yr old, I hold both kids while working at same time while sometimes when I have meetings and he doesn’t he might help hold them for max 20-30mins for me to get done with meeting, this doesn’t happen everyday as most d...

A kid around 7 just stole £1 off of my 4 year old and after I got it back I wondered if I should have told his mum. I didn’t cuz I’m no snitch (edit to say this is a JOKE) but wondering what you guys would do ?

Hey Girlies, I am experiencing my first spout of proper 'Mum Guilt'! I work from home and sometimes my family, who look after my little one, do not pick him up straight away so there a bit of cross over where I need to be on my laptop. I had him sat near me with toys around him and also a spoon that I didn't real...

My baby is now 11 months old and my MIL from the start has wanted to take my daughter out for walks. I’ve been very uncomfortable with it and now I’ve started but still super uncomfortable with it 😂 just trying to let her go once a month or something to shut her up. Basically there’s no exact reason right, my MIL…

Hi mommies! My baby who’s only 13 months recently got sick over the weekend, his cough doesn’t seem to get better, what are come home remedies I can try? ALSO I’ve been calling off of work to stay home to watch my son, I’d rather let him rest and watch over him as he sleeps in rather than wake up early to take him...

So I’ve been taking my toddler to a music group once a week, he’s only 14 months old so he’s going through the grabbing phase! We’ve been teaching him “gentle hands” which he’s getting the hang of really well. Basically my toddler was touching this little girls (10mo) hair clip very gently and he was leaning on he...

I think it's weird to judge anyone for wanting their husbands last name but it's also weird to judge if they don't 🤷‍♀️ I say this because me and my friend were talking about it and she said she won't be taking her husbands last name when the time comes and I told her I get it some women have accomplishments in…

I'm going through a really hard time. I'm completely on my own. I have a 2 year old whos very demanding. I've had some things happen recently and am really struggling. If I didn't have my little one it would be one of those situations where I would be in bed all day, which is of course not possible. I cant send him ...

My OH only just back from work now knowing I can't look after my lo as I have stomach bug. I wouldn't normally want him to miss a day's work, but I am ill. My mum is coming now so he can go back to work. Fed up with his bs.

Mine doesn't unless I nag :/ so I've asked if he can only help with the bathrooms once a week and he said he'd rather 'pay' someone to do it. However, I don't want a stranger in my house cleaning. He works full time and I work part time, on my days I'm not working I have my one year old daughter with me. It's so har...

Need some advice. Sorry for the rant! MIL is saying she wants to arrange their friends meeting our 7 month old son. Some context we are staying with them temporarily until our house is finished And she has been constant with doing things with our son that I’m not happy with and trying to control things with me ...

Alright ladies from Georgia I just have to know how the hell when the whole house is clean are these giant size roaches still coming into my home and why? I just don’t understand anywhere I go in this damn state they are everywhere and are huge no matter building house they are there. And yes I’m a wimp when it come...

I have a 3 year old second little one due in February. i feel like I’m failing right now. Keep shouting and arguing with my 3 year old, it’s stupid I know but I’ve been loosing my patience, he’s been standing there screaming when we have to go to nursery an he won’t listen to anything, I try and calm us both down b...

My little girl past little while would be saying things like can't do it, can't like it (don't like things) and slightly fussy. She was pretty ill last week and since she has got better she's very very emotional, she's not the same little fun happy playful girl. She's 95% the time saying stop it, don't like it, won'...

I praise these mums that manage to take their babies/kids out almost everyday to do something because I just can’t seem to do it, I normally lack the motivation as I’m exhausted and there’s always something to do round the house (washing, cleaning, cooking etc.) and by the time we get out the house it’s a faff I nor...

My husband has been really secretive, so I’m 5 1/2 months pregnant. So when I go to sleep because I’m exhausted. He’ll stay up which is completely fine, but for the last couple of days I’ve noticed he grabbed the MacBook too. I checked our Ring camera because we have a camera on the inside for our dog and he’s on t...

Before I fell pregnant with my little boy me and his dad had talked at length about having a baby. Within 3 months of trying, I conceived. He has a daughter from a previous relationship and he told me that he did absolutely everything for her. So there was me thinking we'd be equal in what we do for out little on...