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My relationship with my Dad is complicated (and since when is that unusual? Lol) complicated not for the normal reasons, but because he is inconsistent. Ghosts me often then circles back around and is helpful. This has been his thing for the last 15 years and for various reasons. The most reason one caused some tens...

So SD 10 we have on a 223 schedule and bm is very petty and hc. We try to ignore it but I get so sick of her causing issues to be difficult. She needs to control everything and she wants it to seem to sd like “you PACK A BAG to have a SLEEPOVER at DADS HOUSE. Because You DONT LIVE THERE. that is NOT your HOME. THIS ...

So my sister asked if I could babysit my niece, and normally it’s not an issue, but she plans on going out of town for vacation for 3 days. And asked if I could stay at her house. But I have a man (my bd) and I don’t think he’d like me away for 3 days, also, I don’t think I would wanna be away for that long either. ...

They destroy everythingggggg. I was at an airbnb that my friend offered to me recently with my toddler and I was like too afraid to let him do anything because everything was absolutely luxurious. It was a taster for me for when I get out from living with family with my toddler but my family doesn't seem to care abo...

I cook,clean,care for the kids, work part time,make my mans plate and serve it to him every night along with his drink, wash work clothes last minute when he doesn’t tell me he doesn’t have any uniforms last minute,keep the house clean and so much more.I just don’t feel appreciated, the most I get us a half ass back...

Am I being selfish? I get some partners probably got far less than me but I was expecting a different kind of effort from mine. So on Saturday, I got up and left the house in the morning, took my daughter to my Mums and I went and got my nails done. My partner left the house a couple hours after I did to go to wor...

Our friends have booked for me & my husband to have 2 nights away next week, which is lovely but I have so much mum guilt I want to cancel. I have a 2 year old girl & 10 month old boy. I’m not worried about leaving my 2 year old as she loves her nan & is used to us having the odd night away. But I’ve never left my 1...

I am currently staying home with baby until i can get a new job and go back to work. So my fiance is the only one financially supporting us and has been working overtime hours to make ends meet. He also does take care of stuff around the house like laundry,dishes,etc. However I don't feel the help with the baby stuf...

My husband made absolutely no effort for my first Mother’s Day and I just don’t know how to feel.. he wished me happy Mother’s Day like 11ish when we were having brunch that I made and that was about it.. he then went to the gym..in the end I joined my friends family in the park so I wasn’t stuck at home bored with ...

My husband and I are having so much trouble. I feel like we can’t have a conversation that doesn’t end in us bickering. I can’t seem to communicate with him and my brain fog makes it so much worst. My husband also has a very specific way of talking and understanding things so it makes it more complicated for me at t...

My partners parents have been having issues , arguing as one found the other was cheating and have threatened each other to go through a divorce things are rough between them. So my partner has been at thier place all day from early this morning till almost 11pm trying to sort things out. Am I selfish for thinking...

Does anyone else have a mother in law who calls everyday lol? 🤣🤣 It's so annoying like everyday. Always wanting to ask if we're okay about 100 times like she wants us not to be okay lol. Constantly asking where I am if I haven't spoke to her in a week and makes me feel too much pressure to constantly be in contact…

I should probably start by saying I’m hormonal as my period is due any day, but I am getting fed up of my partner and his lack of contributions in the house. I am the main breadwinner of the household and thankfully had 6 months full pay mat leave. I dont want to get too into specifics of finances but he moved into...

Am I being unreasonable for being upset with my MIL? My partner works for her in the family business and asked for Mother’s Day off as it is our first one (didn’t even know I was pregnant last year). But his mum said no because she was going to see her partners mum and siblings. Am I in the wrong for feeling like sh...

Can’t express my feelings to my husband as his comments are well you wanted a baby, or takes things I say & twists it, to sound like I’m saying I’m not coping. So just giving up, tired of it. I know I’m a good mum to my daughter & I do 90% of the care 24/7 aswell as run the house etc. but just get told you are on ma...

I have 2 kids, 3yo and 4m. My husband complains that I spend too much time with them and saying kids ruined his life and my relationship with him and wish he was single. Me and my husband had past issues with his parents mainly his mother trying to tell us how to parent, wants to always see the kids she has said pre...

My partner pitties himself constantly. He works out of the office and I work from home with our two kids, 9 months and 2.5 years. He works and then we have a market garden business on the side that we both help with but he does the bulk of the physical work, which he loves. I do back office stuff mostly since I watc...

My hubbys grandma, swings so far left she’s taken it out on my daughters. Let’s preface this by saying we have very opposing political views. I don’t let that cause me anything. I’ve set a boundary to talking politics with her. Though, she’s taken it a step too far. Our states governor has banned fluoride in the wa...

Has anyone else’s partner ruined their first Mother’s Day? My Partner started the day off by starting an argument over me going to see my mum with the baby this afternoon because we don’t see his mum a lot (who btw is on a cruise atm) he then gave me my presents(which he used my money for) and turned round and sai...

So today we went to the zoo for mother's day, it was hinted that we were going to be doing this the other day and I said at the time it's mother's day not kids day but oh well. Anyway it was quite a stressful day at times as it's a lot of walking and we spent a lot of the day queuing for food and toilets as it was e...