Red Deer

Hello everyone, I am new on here and I’m hoping to find mom friends that hang out with or without kids. (:

Has anyone gone on mat leave and not return to that job they were working at before mat leave due to it being a toxic environment and wanting to do something else? If so, how did that go for you, and how did you go about it when mat leave ended?

My daughter just turned 3 and her father has been spanking her for the last year. When he spanks her, he typically bruises her bum and the bruises last for a few days. Sometimes when my daughter starts flaring her arms and kicking to fight the spank he grabs the back of her neck or shoulder and bruises her shoulder and neck. He has also slapped her, and left a bruise on her face from slapping. He also has pulled her hair out (on accident) when ripping her bib off her neck because she wasn’t eating. Then just the other night, she wasn’t eating… he threw her over his knee and spanked her (did not bruise her) and grabbed her by her hair to look at him so he could yell at her for not swallowing her food. Be completely honest and explain your reasoning. I feel like I might need to protect my daughter from him… am I right?

I’m craving subway Ik they say no deli meats but has anyone ate subway while pregnant

When my kids were babies/toddlers, making friends was easy! Everyone was on maternity leave, we bonded over our kids, play group was where it’s at! Now though, with a pre-teen and a teen, and a busy crazy work schedule, it’s impossible to make new friends.

Is anyone else a 40-something workaholic with an occasional weeknight or weekend to herself with nothing to do?! Can’t be just me.