Is this annoying?
My MIL only ever wants to go out with me and my kids if it’s eating.
She’s never really been out with my kids (age 7+) besides 1 time last year where my partner forced her to come for a day out around the city with us, she tried to cancel but he insisted she comes. Over the years I had invited her out for example, after Covid lockdown I was taking them to the park 5 minutes away and she cancelled with the excuse that she wanted to shower…
The issue is, with all respect, she is very lazy. She doesn’t like to go out unless it’s something that benefits her like a party or restaurant or date etc. the only time she ever suggests going out is if it’s to a restaurant to eat. For example, occasionally when it’s school break she will suggest us to do something with the kids, I’m like ofcourse! But then she will say let’s go to this restaurant or that restaurant.
As much as it’s still nice, if it’s school break and she wants to go out with the kids there are much better things they’d prefer to do then sit in a restaurant. We could take them for a walk, to the park, do an activity etc. I also think it’s partly because she never did any of those things with her own children.
So today she has suggested we go to eat out, but it’s a warm sunny day and I much rather get them out to be active
Venting
Omfg we had our 3 kids (18 months, 3, & 6) in 4 and a half years and I swear to fucking god I haven’t finished a train of thought, task, meal in peace since. Like not one single thing. My eldest is probably gifted, probably adhd, and she’s always talking, asking questions, pestering. The younger two are toddlers. I just tried to put together a new piece of furniture and my youngest is messing it all up (I should have done it during her nap, I know. I’m just so sick of not being able to “just do” something). I messed up the table, because my toddler was fucking around with everything. Now she won’t nap and I can hear my eldest about to run in to ask me something annoying like “can I have cake?” Even though she’s sick home from school.
I NEED A HOLIDAY DO FREAKING BAD.
Potty training my 2 year old daughter / also trying to wean her off her dummy
Hi, I’m struggling to stay on top of potty training with my 2-year-old daughter. She still wears nappies, but sometimes she takes her nappy off and says she wants to use the potty, even though her nappy is already full of wee. I’ve tried using pull-ups, but she doesn’t seem to understand that she needs to pull them down before sitting on the potty.
How do I go about this properly? I’m finding potty training really hard.
Also, I’m struggling to get her off the dummy. I’ve tried timing how long she can go without it to help her get used to not having it, but it hasn’t worked. I feel like I’ve tried everything, but she screams for it. I’m also worried it might be starting to affect her speech a little because she still babbles quite a bit.
Does anyone have any ideas or tips on how I can slowly wean her off the dummy?
✨Domestic workload ✨
My husband works 4pm–1am, comes home and plays video games until 3am, then sleeps until 2pm. We have an 8-month-old and a 3-year-old, so I’m basically solo parenting all day while also trying to keep up with the house.
I told him I need one hour of alone time a day and asked if he could take over closing the kitchen at night (dishes, cleanup, etc.) because I’m drowning mentally trying to do everything myself.
His response was: “You can handle it. Moms do it all the time. My mom did and she’s fine.”
His mom also says I’m not fulfilling my duties as a wife if I can’t keep up with everything.
Am I being unreasonable for asking for help and a single hour to myself?
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