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Im so tired of coming secound to a video game im tired of being told im not in the mood but he can watch porn to get off im tired of oh suck my dick when he knows i dont like it. I do it sometimes when im really in the mood but lately its all he wants andni cant stand it. Im tired of the lies and me being the proble...

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Fed up

I love my little man so much but man I am not enjoying motherhood that much. I find it sooo exhausting. I MISS my old life. I miss the freedom. I miss the sleep. I miss being able to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. Does anyone else feel this way. Every mum I talk to they’re like “oh I love motherhood so muc...

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Overbearing in laws

Does anyone feel like they never get a minute from their in laws since having a baby. My MIL works part time and her daughter was made redundant the same month my lo was born (great timing 🙄) anytime the mil is off work the two of them land round and want to see him. I'm sick of the sight of them. Ontop of that the…

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How do I approach this?

So, I am currently a SAHM while I look for work. My partner and I have had issues with finances, up to an including him getting out a $17,000 loan without my knowledge of the amount and it being gone a month later. He has expressed that he is stressed about money and huffed a bit in the past when I asked for some...

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Dyson or Dupe

Which one should I get comment your experience too.

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Really feel stuck what more should I be doing

Hi in need of help I am new to all of this and we are at the start of our joinery 🥰 This what I’ve done so far: 1) Applied for an EHCP but was rejected and not enough evidence. 2)took my daughter to the GP to express my worries and try get reffer for an Paediatrician but got letter through post asking if they…

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Dad not seeing his child

Can I legally stop my ex partner from seeing our 2 year old son? He has always been verbally and psychologically abusive to me, he does whatever he wants and decides when he wants to take the whole weekend off and not pick up his son (without talking to me about first). He’s utterly unreliable and overall a person I...

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How do you handle your own screen time?

So I have a 6 month old and I have been watching a lot of tv recently. It's on basically 24/7 because I need the background noise or my brain just goes off. But I find myself not really interacting with my daughter as much because I of course get distracted. I feel like I'm stuck between having the TV off, being bor...

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I just want to give up ......

My son 5 months old 6 months in about 15 days or so , and My fiance doesn't help me much inless I'm crying n demanding help , his giving a married woman more emotional support then me the person he claims to love who he wants to marry I have to be crying so overwhelmed and so exhausted to the point I want to just le...

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5 months

Hi, I’m really struggling with my 5 month old atm, he’s learnt to roll from back to belly but can’t roll back (ive been doing exercises to help him) so he’s just getting frustrated all of the time. All he wants to do is stand on his feet (assisted obviously) or roll over but then is crying/whinging straight away ca...

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In laws Visiting from Abroad After Birth — Advice Needed

I’m a first-time mum and looking for some advice. My husband’s mum and brother, who live abroad, want to visit when the baby is born. They’re planning to stay for about 3 weeks, possibly longer. They would stay elsewhere most of the time but also hope to spend a few nights with us. I’m feeling quite anxious — I’m n...

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Family Visiting from Abroad After Birth? — Advice Needed

Hi everyone, I’m a first-time mum and need advice. My husband’s mum and brother, who live abroad, want to visit when the baby is born. They plan to stay for about 3 weeks, maybe longer. They could stay elsewhere most of the time, but would also want to stay a few nights with us. I’m feeling anxious — I’m very priv...

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My Mum inviting herself to everything..

I don’t have a great relationship with my mum, it’s very surface level. Since I’ve had children she’s more involved in our lives but there’s still not a better relationship between us specifically. I struggle to spend an extended amount of time with her because she does a lot of things that frustrate me & remind me...

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Sudden hatred of childcare

Need some advice whether this is normal or if i should be concerned please? My little one has always loved childminders, goes full time and has been there 1 year + He has turned two and started to say “no *childminder name* stay at home or dont like *childminders name*” when getting dressed. Hes a little bit unset...

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Is it my fault

Me and my partner have been drifting apart. We rarley have sex and he's been sleeping on the sofa. We never have time together as he's always working. We haven't had a date in about 4 years. He started texting/flirting with a girl at his work. I think she's shown him interest and he's jumped at it. He's promised it ...

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Toddler not wanting to go to nursery

Just curious if anyone else's toddlers hate going to nursery or daycare? My little boy is 2.5 and has been going to a daycare nursery since he was just over 1 for 2 days a week. However, lately he has been upset when I have told him he's going to nursery. He is very attached to me at the moment so I think he just mi...

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Am I being unreasonable?

My partner works. He starts 8.30-5pm. he gets up at 7.30, gets ready and goes. My baby still wakes every 1.5-2 hours at night and gets up at 6am. I am tired. I've asked my partner to get up earlier so he can take him for a little bit so I can get sorted for the day and have a minute to myself..he said no. He said he...

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Lost feelings…

I feel like I completely lost any feelings or attraction to my partner. He just annoys me all the time it seems like. He never has really helped me with my son and he never really cares to give our son attention either and I think that’s why I’m loosing my interest… I think what holds me back is I don’t have my own ...

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Need someone to talk to ..

I’ve been feeling so down lately.. 😕 So last week I went in a family trip with my little family me and my boys and husband. It was amazing !! I had so much fun and seeing the boys happy made me happy. Me and my husband have past relationship problems. But we bonded so well on this trip I was really thinking it was…

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Am I wrong

So I caught off my engagement with my partner of five years. on Friday my partner got off at 11 his usual time and my cousin had picked him up from work because me and her had planned on going out and she live closer to his job than I do and I didn’t wanna pack up all the kids to go get him. He got in. I was already...

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