Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

Hey, I have a 15 month old and a 3 week old. Ever since the baby was born my 15 month old has been very upset crying a lot having tantrums and just generally not his normal happy self. I’ve tried to give him as much attention as possible but as I’ve had a C-section I can’t lift him etc so my partner is doing more wi...

Specifically, how much do you either get given to you or spend in a week or 2? What do you spend it on? If you don't mind me asking. My partner seems annoyed that he has sent me $950 in the last 10 days. $300 for my birth control procedure $250 for our $140 phone bill $300 because my account was overdrawn, and ...

So here's the dilemma. I am the sole carrier of our 3 month old. I do like 98% of everything. My husband helps when needed ( like watching baby while I shower, going to the bathroom or he makes a bottle when I need it) my thing is i really need a break and I'm suppose to be going to a concert next month on the 19th ...

Hi everyone! Im not comfortable with my in-laws and would like to set some boundaries. Can you please share me what healthy boundaries mean for you? We are living from different sides of the world and even if that's the case, I can deeply feel that our boundaries and space have been violated everytime we had a chanc...

Sunday is my day. Hubs takes babies to in laws and I do womanly things vs mommy wife things. Well today is FIL birthday and hubs asked me to go. I reluctantly agreed because if I don't show up they get in their feelings, very "what did we do to her? Does she not like us?" My in laws are great. Never had an issue. ...

What age did you expect your kid to stop needing constant supervision? And punishing them for making a mistake when you weren't looking. At 3 years old, I feel like if I wasn't watching, it's my fault. But sometimes it's like did you really just do that? Yesturday he threw dirt into the house from outside. Today wok...

Hi guys, I’m in a bit of a pickle. My step dad wants to take my daughter from when she’s three months old (she isn’t born yet as of now) for Friday and Saturday to sleep over so I have a break. I don’t know what to do because I don’t want to cause drama as i don’t want her gone for that long. I tried explaining ma...

Okay I just need to know if I’m being crazy or not. My oldest sister when she visits is always on her damn phone. Whether it’s playing on it or shoving it in my daughter’s face to take pictures/videos of her or FaceTiming everyone. It irks me so badly idk why, but I gotta know, am I being ridiculous? I wish she woul...

please tell me i’m not alone. Me and my boyfriend don’t live together right now but he has my car to get to and from work as his is broken. He doesn’t come by often as he works long hours and we are currently living 30 minutes away from eachother. No one comes to see me and i live with my sister but she will only ta...

My Mil lives in a different country but that doesn’t stop her from ruining my mood. She regularly makes comments re my daughter when we talk on phone like “oh poor thing she started day care at 6 months” , “school going kids go to school for a shorter duration, but she goes all day”, “how many hours does she stay th...

I’m back at work and struggling with the new routine. We drop LO off at nursery or his grandparents for 8.30 each morning and pick him up for around 4. I feel like we barely get any time with him in the evening, even less time for ourselves. I feel so rushed off my feet in the week, hanging on to a few hours of qual...

Am I being unrealistic of expectations with my fiance? When I gave birth to our daughter at the end of january he wasn’t working and was an amazing help to me and was doing well with her. He then finally got a job again and when he went back to work it’s like his while ego changed. Like he hardly wants to hold his d...

Hey everyone! Just reaching out for any tips, coping mechanisms or anything that helped you when you split from your partner? Me and my son are moving out to our own house in a few days and I am terrified. We’ll be co-parenting. It was my call to end the relationship but I am still devastated. Thank you 🫶

I feel like I’m dealing with this alone. I’m just hoping there’s another mum on here who has either had similar or is going through it now. My little girl throws tantrums already. Usually when she wants to walk around holding our hands and we sit her down. I’m scared this is a sign of her personality and things to...

Ok i really need to vent. So my parents are still pretty young. Both of them are turning 43 and 44 this year and still have a 10 year old and a 12 year old at home. Maybe that's why every time they are around me and my 16 month old daughter they act like SHE is their daughter and I'm just her overnight babysitter....

Why does my man use our disagreements as a reason to miss work!?? NOW, they had to let him go due to too many no calls/no shows, or just calling out in general!!! Mind you I’m 6 months pregnant and we have 4 other small children!!

Every time I leave my baby in the care of my partner and mil the tv is in immediately. I keep asking for them to just leave her be but she is addicted to TV and he is trying to work on a side hustle while she watches tv. Has anyone else had this battle?

So me and my son have never been apart since he was born. It’s always been me and his dad that have looked after him. He is breastfed and still is and I do express so he is very attached to me. However the time came where he had to go to nursery on Friday and the moment he left I just cried the whole time I felt lik...

So my parents are going on holiday with my (single parent) sister & her child. My dad says it’s because she can’t afford to go alone, my child is now upset because they have not been invited (we are going on holiday anyway) but would you be annoyed at this? I realise she wouldn’t get a holiday without them & it’s ve...

And I've no place to let it out It's 3celcious atm, if I suggested it it'd be too cold to play out and I'd be the bad guy. but because nanny suggested it I'm the bad guy for telling them no, slagging me off rotten to the kids I can never do the right thing I'm always the bad guy I'm sick of it The solicitor is t...