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Family isn’t fond of my husband anymore… what do I do?

My brother and sister don’t care for him at the moment because he’s too opinionated and apparently the rest of the family thinks he is too. That’s news to me that they all have the same feelings about that. I wish they would’ve told me sooner instead of me hearing about it through others now that they’re mad. My ...

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Partner troubles

Anyone's partner actually ever offer to do anything like wash bottles or put the babies to bed etc or do you always have to ask them? 😞😓and even then they moan or make excuses not to do it!

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Husband not understanding that I need to rest ?

Hi, I’m 4 weeks postpartum on Monday and I just got into an argument with my husband because he’s super messy. He will take food out of the fridge or the drawers and leave them out for me to put back in, he will leave clothes and stuff on the floor, etc. I have been doing the dishes and stuff and tidying up whenever...

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Help me draft a response pls!

Hubby and I got in this argument bc he wants to go out with friends to go bowling (we have a 5 month old) he has always been more of an extrovert and I don't really care to be out with people. I romanticize being at home with my man and now our baby. He says I'm selfish for making a stink about him wanting to go bow...

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Losing our shit with our teen

Shes 15, was sneaking out, drinking & smoking. Shes would slam & lock her door & turn up her TV or music as loud as it can go. Even caught her smoking in her room. She would throw & break things in her room & we just got sick of her shit. So we basically took away all her took away her things. She wanted to slam & l...

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tell me it gets better…

just a very pregnant momma with a very rambunctious 3 year old. I know they call it the terrible two’s / terrible three’s for a reason, but please tell me it gets better 😭 I swear all my son does is find the most ways to be chaotic intentionally, and I mean he’s so thorough 😮‍💨 he starts to hit me, I redirect it to…

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Think I'm checked out of longterm marriage..

It's been a few years I've felt like we are friends, & maybe doing it for our kid/ economy etc. It's how he talks to me on a daily basis & I just feel like he isn't Inlove with me which.. is fine.. but I can't pretend anymore. He comes to our bedroom bc I can't do this anymore, his family is all here for his bir...

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How do you feel about you’re mother in law thinking she can have a relationship with your children but not you?

Anyone experience this? Any tips 😒

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Living with ADHD partner

If there is anyone out there who has a partner with ADHD, (or even if you have ADHD yourself) how are you getting by when the symptoms can be so difficult to deal with? My partner has severe ADHD and it often becomes impossible for us as a family to carry out the simplest of daily tasks without things blowing up in ...

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Partner just left me at 9 weeks pregnant

Hi I don't even know what advice I'm looking for, maybe just to vent. My partner has been increasingly horrible to me since we found out I'm pregnant. Screaming at me, using degrading words, nit picking at everything I do. Having a go at me in front of his friend and in front of my daughter. I've been away for week ...

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Nursery stuggle

My son 3 year old is VERY attached to me , he’s never stayed anywhere else and the only family I have is my mum and dad , I have NO friends , I take him to play centres and stuff but he doesn’t play with the other kids he’ll only go with me. Hes never liked big crowds or new people even as a baby , I think he’s just...

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My husband can’t hold a job

In the last 8 months he has been fired from 3 jobs. 1 for a verbal argument 2 because my husband said the guy didn’t like him and the 3rd because of performance. Hes an electrician. I don’t know what to do anymore. I have to pick up the slack everytime. And I can’t just make money appear but I have been making it wo...

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Screen time

So i’ve never been one to fully limit screen time until my daughter hit 19 months. We went completely cold turkey 4 weeks ago on Sunday on tv (she doesn’t have any other form of screen) because her tantrums were horrific and she wanted her dummy so much more when watching it. We kept it to low stimulating shows etc ...

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Advice? How are your days/“schedules?”

I love being a stay at home mom but i also dread it at times. I literally stay home all day. I’m in my 20s and i don’t know if that plays a part. We may go do something one Saturday out the month, two saturdays on a good month. I be feeling like my life is just wasting away. I don’t work, I don’t go anywhere like th...

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Baby Cries When He Sees Me

My son is 10 months and lately whenever he sees me he cries for me. As long as I'm out of sight he's fine but if he hears or sees me he will go off. With my husband and in laws he doesn't get as upset but with me he refuses to be out of my hands. Has anyone else experienced this? I work from home and need to fin...

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Pregnant moms with toddlers... how we holding up?

The last week especially feel like I've been hit with a train. Sciatica pain started, fatigue is quite severe, yet I am sleeping like crap at night, and I occassionally get a Charlie horse cramp that makes my leg sore for days after. On top of that, my toddler has seemingly started teething (maybe 2 year molars?l an...

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