Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

How do we feel about screen time? I don’t like my son watching tv and if I do decide to put it it’s like 20-30 min a day. I live with my mother and she constantly puts the tv on for him no matter how much I tell her no and it pisses me off. She claims that he needs to watch tv so he can learn (and i don’t care if ...

Hunting season comes in after Thanksgiving. My husband hunts at his parents house and he's upset i told him i won't be staying there but he's welcomed to go and the kids can also if he wants if his mother will look after them. I don't want to go bc i have to sleep on the couch in the living room with my newborn and ...

My daughter is almost 19 months, I have been very fortunate to have this time with her (I decided to quit my professional job as couldn’t see it working part time) we are together 247 but recently my mother has been having her the odd day to get used to the change that is about to happen I’ve been fine getting house...

Does anyone else find that their friends without babies just don’t get it I have a friend that’s pressuring me to come to her birthday outing in the evening/night time and I’ve explained that I can’t afford it because maternity pay is horrible and it’s Christmas etc, also I’m breastfeeding and if my husbands worki...

So my partner is super weird with his phone. Has been the whole time we've been together, really. Sometimes, he's more relaxed about it, and other times, he's ridiculously protective. For Eg, on a few occasions, he has left his phone open and facing up when he has left the room. Normal right. Most of the time, he...

My sister in law has 4 brothers, my husband included. Each brother has a long-term significant other, including me. Can someone explain to me why this woman hates ALL of us? She has an issue with every single one of her brother's gf/ wife. What's that about? We all try to be cordial and civil with her, and she's jus...

***Pic of My little sonshine as a newborn. He’s growing so fasttt 🥹** yall i need to rant .. okay so like why didn’t anyone tell me once i have my baby i’m not gonna wanna put him down or leave him.. They make it seem like your life ends or you won’t have any free time but like … it’s my choice lol and im choosing…

Should i confront my MIL how I did not like that she took the opportunity to throw my partner and her grandson a party while i was away? Clearly throwing a party while i am away speaks volumes. Also, my baby was only 11 weeks old and she exposed him to RSV, FLU, and COVID! Let me not forget to mention that he did in...

TL;DR: AITA for being upset that my fiancé (now husband) paid for a private dance in a strip club on his stag do (/bachelor party)? My (31F) husband’s (39M) stag do was abroad this summer, 2 weeks before our wedding. When he arrived home afterwards we spent the day together, with him telling me all about what he’d ...

Usually play a board game with my daughter before bed and I swear I never let her win, she just wins a lot of the time, tonight however I finally won a game and she’s going to bed upset because she didn’t win, she’s 5 years old. Should I let her win games just to keep her happy or let her be sad she lost and learn t...

Hi everyone! We’re moving our little girl from a childminder to a nursery. We’re not happy with the care she’s receiving, lack of activities and outdoor time and massive fee increases. I don’t know how to tell the childminder. I see her often as we live close so I don’t want it to be awkward or uncomfortable. I’m ...

Anyone else's 3 year old just turned into a different person? For the worst not the better may I add 🫠 he was such a sweet loving fun boy and now we spend all our days dealing with meltdowns (I would say tantrums but they are extreme so meltdowns it is) I'm a stay at home mum and 20 weeks pregnant and I'm so…

Me and my husband got in an argument earlier basically over something so ridiculous the car is dirty. He started going on about it looking sh*t and that I do nothing all day so I can at least go and get it cleaned. We have a 10 month old I’m also 6 months pregnant so I’m hardly going to stand at a car wash. So I s...

Hello ladies. Please, I need your candid opinion. My husband lied about his trip. He actually made a hotel reservation in a city different from where he told me he was going. I found out a few hours ago and decided to make a reservation at the same hotel just to see for myself, and this time, he won't be able to ex...

My LO is 8 weeks old and twice in the past week I have not been able to settle him, almost all day. It’s so upsetting, I feel useless. Is anyone else going through this?

Here I am , day 2 of busting my ass cleaning his house because his mother (who lives with him) asked me to , to get ready for Thanksgiving. He has the balls to ask me “did you do the baseboards?” “Did you do this?” Etc. then tell me his version of cleaning is very different than mine. I said well there’s a reason yo...

I never felt such a horrible mum before. I brought my older son to the playground and the baby was sleeping in the baby carrier. Less than 5min into the playground I fell over as I was trying to retrieve my 3 years old shoe that was stuck and I FELL ON MY BABY! I managed to roll over before hitting his head and I th...

I just found out my mortgage is 4 months behind as my partner hasn't been paying it. The dynamics are that I pay utilities while he pays the mortgage.i asked him where his money was spent (he's a top mechanic at work) and he stated it's because of too much food ordering. Even though I cook quite often. What should I...

Broke up with my sons dad over 2 weeks ago. Ended on somewhat good terms. Now I will be cutting off my narcissistic father. Offered to “help” by giving me a place to stay then manipulating the situation to play the victim while I’m already at my lowest. My son deserves a healthy environment. I only made an effort to...

Has anyone else experienced something similar? He wants to focus on himself to make his health better. He’s talking about his health night and day. I understand he has health anxiety and I have to keep reassuring him on top of looking after the children and working. And this is making me feel even more stressed....