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Single mum - breakup

Hi again! i posted earlier having a rant about becoming a single mum yesterday at 20 years old at 37 weeks pregnant. how do you even cope with you and the dad to your son parting ways. i’m devastated. i feel like my life has ended and all i feel is guilt to my son. my anxiety is bad and i can’t breathe. i have no fr...

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Anyone else feel super lonely?

This whole maternity stay,having to stay at home til baby Is able to be exposed is so lonely and Moms with toddlers? What are you doing!? I wake up so tired, I don’t have energy for activities. Im at a blank What do I put my 3yr old to do!? She’ll only color.draw for 10min And with crying newborn It’s so much ...

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Loneliness

I have recently feel like I’m falling into Depression with being lonely. My husband works early morning to late night to make it possible for me to stay home with our little one and I feel bad for being sad because he does everything for me and my little one but I get so lonely and feel like I have no one. I have fr...

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Honest

Nobody tells you how lonely it is when you become a mom, all the friends I did have are all now living their 20’s partying and drinking while I’m at home with my kids. Don’t get me wrong I love the life I choose it’s just sometimes I wish I had another girl to call and talk about things with yea it’s not gonna be ab...

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Final round interview thoughts

Does this look promising? During my 2 interview she said she hopes I’m picked . Final interview i couldn’t gage how she felt for sure . She mentioned she heard nothing but great things about me . At the end she asked my salary expectations and when i would be able to begin (if hired) nothing as to when i would ...

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Alone time

Have you left your baby yet? If so, how long did you wait and what did you do with your first solo time?

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Struggling

Anyone else really struggling at the minute? The days seem to go by so slowly and I feel like I’m not doing enough and it’s just like living the same day over again. I don’t have a lot of help from my partner and i just feel like I’ve completely lost myself.

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Baby talk

I’m back to work and find it such an adjustment being around people who never talk about babies (which I completely understand haha) I feel like I got so used to all my interactions being with other mums on maternity leave and actually feel quite sad leaving this maternity bubble behind. I know this sounds a bit unf...

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Breakup :/

Guys how can I get over a breakup 😩 it’s not with my baby dad it was my bf I was with for a year. I called it off last week and we haven’t spoken since. I felt pretty good about it at the time but today I feel a bit rubbish about it😣 I don’t have many friends where I live and my family is not nearby too. Any…

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Career?

When I was little I dreamed to be an Animation artist and then I remember someone asking me “why do you want to be an animator?” And I strong said “ because I want to be able to make other happy and laugh. I want this world to be happy and if I can do that through a cartoon, then that’s all the joy I need.” Now I’m ...

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Do you ever feel this way?

Has anyone came across old friends from university on social media and feel really behind in life? They seemed so successful in life , they have more children, making more money, having a lux life style, and always seem so happy. I know I shouldn’t compare at all. I don’t usually. But for a second when I saw their p...

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Good people

From what you've leaned in life so far, what percentage of humans are good?

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Am I the only one who struggles?

You ladies seem like you have it together, even those of you with young babies! I have an almost 4 month old and some days just feel so hard. I don’t always enjoy being a mama, I’m not always patient and it breaks my heart. How do you do it?

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Lonely

Anyone else just feel so fucking lonely? Thank god I have my baby, I’m basically a single parent living with my partner. I literally can’t stand him anymore and wouldn’t ever leave him with her, he’s never had her on his own and does absolutely nothing to help. It’s exhausting and so fucking frustrating!

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Loneliness

I'm the first (and only) of my girlfriends to have a baby. They have their lives, either studying or working, single or in a relationship. I have nobody to talk to or spend time with (except my mom, my baby & my dog). Every single day feels the same because I'm a sahm. I just want to meet moms who understand ho...

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No village

Does anyone else feel sad sometimes they don’t have a village? My husbands away a lot so my daughters only have me. I live a few hours drive away from my family and they’ve come up 3 times in 8 months which I’m grateful for. I just feel like they couldn’t care less about me or my daughters. We’re no contact with my ...

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