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If your partner has hobbies that take them out the house for a big chunk of the day, how do you have your own time?

If I still had my own hobbies, we’d never be together or spend time as a family. I’m not making a dig or complaining I just am genuinely interested in how other people create their own life outside of the home without it effecting family times ? Or is this just motherhood and part of the sacrifice us women make?

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Men 🥺

Me and my partner have 3 children together - been together for 7yrs now. He’s never been one to pull his weight all the time but he does some jobs around the house when asked (3/4 times mind). This morning I’ve come to the realisation that I’ve had enough of getting the bare minimum. I’ve addressed it loads of tim...

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Nursery

Anyone else have trouble with nursery? Maybe it's my lack of understanding but it just seems they want the money without me actually taking my child. My daughter has had on and off temperatures for the last 2 weeks and I've had to keep picking her up which is fine but I took her up to the hospital and turns out sh...

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Spoiled baby

Right so my baby (12 weeks) cries all the time. Constantly. It doesn’t matter what ur doing with her she just cries all day long from start to finish. Can break it up for 15-30m at a time but that’s it. According to doctor and health visitor it’s behavioural. I can agree with this because I’ve seen her not acting l...

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Time off work due to sickness

This year my son was sick a few times but nothing major. However it was me who had to take time off the most and now I’m in trouble with my work. Over the last couple of weeks my son has been having some protracted cold and fever - he would get better and then have fever again. Anyway I took 2 days off work last wee...

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Struggling 😢

I’ve been struggling with a lot lately and feel it taking a toll on me mentally and emotionally.. could use some support right now. I’ve been in a toxic relationship for 5 1/2 years now, and it’s only gotten worse as the months go by. Now I’m in a position of being a “stay at home mom”, not necessarily by choice, bu...

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3 under 2

Has anyone else got a baby with their toddler? My toddler is 19m and twins are almost 4m I feel like I’m struggling to get through each day tbh😂 it’s so hard with my partner at work all the time and being at home alone with them all, I can’t even get out of the house with them all as we’ve only got a double buggy…

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Am I in the wrong?

tonight was my night to do bedtime and put our daughter to sleep, we made a deal to alternate it between husband and I I had a very challenged day with my daughter today and felt overwhelmed with my emotions and it clearly showed, when I had it up to here with our daughter and to top it all off she just wouldn’t g...

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Convo with husband got ugly tonight

Pics in comments I just share to ask if im being unreasonable. I got mad and let my anger contaminate my normal character. Im just hurt tbh Because I’ve never once been asked if I need a massage. Sent to an alone date. A pedicure maybe? Or even to damn Barnes and nobles to be alone it’s not about monetary things...

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Should you tell someone you love them even if you both are marred and happy and don’t plan on doing anything

1 because I live half around the world ? And 2 because our family is priority. 3) we are happy where we are . But Idk why I want to tell them that I loved them for so long and only prayed for their happiness. . The person is my ex

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I just can’t do it anymore 😞

I’m 6 months pregnant. Also have a toddler. My “man” has made this pregnancy so hard for me. He constantly hurts my feelings and the acts like he isn’t doing anything, he takes it out on me if we can’t have sex bc our child is attached to us, he’ll tell me he’s “over it” and doesn’t love me romantically anymore on a...

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Question

Who's in the wrong? My husband wants to work out at 10 pm. I put the baby down at 9 and I want some time to myself. After cooking dinner and taking care of the baby, I want some time before I have to continue and do more work around the house. He works full time and is a full time student. He choosing to work out bu...

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Partner with new baby

My partner is very distant with a lot of his (father roles) with our newborn, as I am a SAHM and never get a break. She’s on bottle and I’m always the one feeding, changing, soothing, cleaning, cooking, washing dishes, laundry. I need massive advice on what to do moving forward!

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Feeling guilty

Hey all, my 34 weeker has been in the NICU since he was born last Saturday. I’m a stay at home mom to a 2 year old without the option of daycare. I’ve been going to see baby in the NICU as much as I can, which has been about 2/3 hours worth a day. I’m having a really hard time not feeling like I’m being judged other...

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Guidance

What do you do when your boyfriend’s daughter whom is 7 doesn’t follow rules in the home, doesn’t listen to anything she’s told, and just kind of does what she wants. I’ve tried to have countless talks about rules. For instance, not walking around carrying her 6 month old sister, but she chooses to still do it. Ever...

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Husband spent his part of the mortgage. Now expecting me to cover him

Husband got laid off. He got a severance and agreed the mortgage would be first priority and the money would be put to the side. Well it was but it’s now gone and spent on various things-he paid credit card bills, food etc. I don’t think he did it on purpose, he just SUCKS at money management. I’m really annoyed a...

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One of those days

House a complete mess Tryna cook and be there for my CLINGY child who won’t let go of me, dinner is now burnt to the crisp The dishes are up to the ceiling Laundry is now 2 days overdue Child is dirty not yet been able to give her a bath today Overwhelmed and overstimulated is an understatement Got about only an h...

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Please tell me if I’m wrong

A woman posted in a group for Black twin moms how she’s upset because she joked with her white partner about how their kids won’t look like him and he’ll get weird looks being out with 3 black kids (their twins and her other child). The twins were born very white presenting blonde hair/blue eyes and now she gets the...

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Colostrum harvesting

Hello ladies, I’m looking to start collecting colostrum, where did you all get your kits from please?

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Boyfriend is addicted to his phone

My man is obsessed with his phone. Nothing sketchy is going on I can see what he’s doing but he’s constantly on it watching YouTube or on facebook random stuff like that. And if it’s not that the tv is on. He’s so focused on it he doesn’t fully watch our baby or if I talk to him he doesn’t even stop what he’s doing ...

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