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I feel like a rubbish mum :(

I'm just always run down and on my days off I don't go many places with my toddler I want to be more interesting and do more things with him Recently we've just been playing in the house and I feel like he's getting bored x

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Am I the ahole?

This is definitely a different post than the rest and I can’t help feeling guilty for the way I feel. Basically my BD who is also my fiance and I have been together 3 years and we are two kids in. We live together, while I’m a sahm and he works anywhere from 35-80 hours a week. I am so appreciative for him and wh...

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Should I address my inlaw?

For weeks now on my social media in law videos keep popping up - specifically sister in law hate videos that my boyfriend’s sister keeps liking. My boyfriend is her only brother. We’ve been together 4 years and she’s always been a bit off towards me - more so since the pregnancy and having our son, she was incredib...

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Felt hurt... 😞

My little one has been hurting me physically for a few months now, started with biting and teared at my skin now almost daily basis if I don't give in to the demands, he will scratch hard, pinch and chinese burn me. I am just really hurt physically and emotionally, especially on a tiring day. Now, at times, I feel r...

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I’m the worst Mum ever

I’m really really sick right now and a single parent so no choice but to get on with it. I said to my son before bedtime ‘Mummy is really sick tonight so please be gentle with me and let’s have a nice calm bedtime’ (sometimes he’s wild at bedtime) well he was a nightmare! And then he came and out of nowhere just kic...

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in-law help!

My brother in law lives in London and we live in Newcastle so he has made a point of booking to come up 2ish weeks after the baby is born to see the baby. I’ve just had my MIL round to the house and she said he’s wanting to see the baby as much as possible when he’s up for the week not just one day. The thing is it’...

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Returned to work and struggling!

Urgh I need advice, I returned to work last week and I’m so lucky that I can work from home but the expectation is 1-2 days a week in the office. I went today before my LB woke up and got back at 6:30pm and he was so tired that he had just gone to sleep. I feel so sad that I haven’t seen him today and can’t imagine ...

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What's your best house cleaning hack?

The one I know and try to do is a load of laundry every day. When I stick to it my life is a lot easier.

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By 5/6pm I HATE being touched.

I feel terrible posting this 😭 please give me some grace. I have 2 under 3 ... My youngest is only 5 Months but was 2 months premature. So I feel like the newborn stage is like ground hog day at this point. My new baby also has a completely different temperament to my first boy. He is extremely hard work 😞 I feel…

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Advice!

No judgemental comments genuinely just looking for advice. There’s this guy with additional needs I’d chat to him sometimes when seen him in street etc. then a few times he tagged along with me to shops (I never asked but didn’t have the heart to say not to come with me. Anyway he stays near me and is constantly wa...

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Would you be annoyed?

I feel really annoyed with my husband. He is very loving and he's great with baby, but I just need a rant. Baby is now crawling and pulling self up to stand and is in everything at the moment! Today I have baked a cake for husbands grandma who we are seeing later in the week for her birthday, cooked a nice dinner fo...

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I messed up and yelled at my child

My son has been going through it lately, and I've been doing my best but the last few days I feel like I'm going to break. He's pushing boundaries, resisting, throwing tantrums. I understand it's all normal part of development, but I'm struggling and don't have much of a village. Today, we had a big morning, and we ...

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Why don't men get it?

Why don't men get that we lose ourselves to being a sahm. That having to meet our children's needs from birth is not something that easily goes away. Then add more more children to the equation, adds more needs to be met. At least until the age of 3 do they start showing some independence, but it's still small. The...

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Toxic family member messages after 4 years.

My sister told me I'd be abusing any child I bring into the world being a disabled mum when I told her I was having trouble conceiving but wanted a child. I continued to speak to her because I respected her opinion and was loyal to her. Her son who is the same age as me messed up his relationship, lied, smoked drugs...

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Seem to be really struggling with myself at the moment. Sounds gross but I haven't properly cleaned the house in months, just lost all effort to do anything at all. Baby dad comes back from work and just sits on his phone and does fuck all. So it's then getting left to me all the time. I dont know what's happened to...

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Concerned

My 20mth old has always been such a good boy. The past 4 weeks I've noticed his tantrums were getting a little more intense. Now as he has a tantrum after not getting his way he will pull hair etc....its been awhile since I've dealt with this stuff....my oldest has horrible behavior issues. Different father. I just ...

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Transitioning into a nanny… going back to work

How did you go back to work? Did you stick around for a day or two or a week to help with the transition or did you just leave cold Turkey? Does staying around make the baby more anxious or confused? I have a Velcro baby. And I just want what’s best for her. Hearing her cry really upsets me. Rant: I have a friend...

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Help with twins.

How are you ladies getting by without help with twins and a toddler? My mom been helping me but now she’s going through some sort of crisis that she needs to driving my daughter to school, and she doesn’t get time to herself, or the house isn’t in order. I literally have a hard time moving out the bed, and soon won’...

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Emotional

Anyone else find themselves crying during the day? I honestly must cry about three times a day about different stuff. I’m starting to feel really isolated as I’m scared to leave the house with him at the moment. My day consists of washing up, getting baby to sleep or crying. I feel like I don’t have time for anythin...

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Boyfriend drama

I need some help. I need to know if im acting insane or if im right for acting the way i am. Long story short, im with someone who has 2 boys (6 and 2) to someone else. I have 2 boys who have no contact with their father. The mother to my partners children lives with her mum. My partner lives with me and stays at ...

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