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Can You Get Pregnant With an IUD?

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Cervical Orgasms Explained: What They Feel Like

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I Want a Divorce. Now What?

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I Don’t Love My Husband Anymore: What Can I Do?

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Sex After Birth: The Expert Tips You Need to Know

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How to Set Boundaries in a Relationship (with Confidence)

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Dating as a Single Mom: Advice from the Expert

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From the community

Friends across the globe 🫶🏼

Looking for mums to be good friends with! I’m happy to be friends with people who are across the globe! I believe friendships online can be just a genuine as irl.

I’m dog crazy, usually a gamer, a bookworm and getting back into my fitness. I have 2 dogs, a cat, a step son and a 9 week old little dude.

I love long forest dog walks, paddle boarding, quality time with my family and coffee.

Oh I also swear like a sailor so please don’t take offence to it🫣😆

I think

I think the world would be a better place if it was run by women! I'm honestly sick and tired of these men.

I would love to see this in my lifetime but sadly don't think I will

How many boxes do you check off ?

[ ] Married/partnered up
[ ] Lives in DMV area
[ ] One/Two kids
[ ] In your 30’s
[ ] Likes the color green
[ ] Enjoys self-improvement things
[ ] Enjoys exploring new places
[ ] Enjoys reading
[ ] Enjoys movie nights/girls night/game nights
[ ] Enjoys double dates
[ ] Enjoys talking on the phone/voice chat
[ ] Likes movies/shows/game shows
[ ] Loves gospel/r&b/soca music
[ ] Not a night person
[ ] Likes to exercise
[ ] On a faith walk
[ ] Takes initiative
[ ] Know how to hold a conversation
[ ] Doesn’t mind driving

Update, 3 years later

So this post went off the rails a bit in the comments, but I have an update on the original situation (TL;DR: new neighbours with kid the same age didn’t seem interested in a friendship. I was disappointed).

We are now friends! The kids naturally connected by running into each other outside and now we hang out regularly. The husband is still awkward and a bit standoffish, but the wife and I are developing a genuine friendship.

Good morning, everyone! 👋

Hope you're all having a lovely start to your day. Just wanted to pop in and say that sometimes, making new friends as a mom can feel a bit like trying to find a matching sock in a pile of laundry – tricky but totally worth it when you find the right one! If you're feeling a bit isolated or just looking to connect with some amazing moms, don't be shy! Reach out, comment on a post, or suggest a virtual coffee date. We're all in this together, and a strong mom tribe makes everything a little bit easier (and a lot more fun!). Let's make some connections today! 😊

I’m sad lol

It’s my birthday today. I’m 23
I’ve not had one message
I have a few “friends “ form my kids school and one friend from outside who is atleast expect to message me , we talk a lot on text. and non of them have evwn replied to my texts today 🫠 the only family I have are my kids and I’m obviously not upset at my 4&2 year old for it they don’t when know 🤣but just feeling extra lonely today I guess

Advice

Any advice on how to go about this. So my partner is having a baby with another woman we broke up and he had a one night stand we got back together and then found out she was pregnant and not long after I found out I’m pregnant too. She’s due November and I’m due February. I’m gonna be super heavily pregnant by the time he has his first so I’m gonna need his support as I have 2 other children and when the baby is here do you think it’s reasonable for me to ask him to make arrangements with her specific days and times he goes to see his child? I feel like 2 night after work and a day on the weekend would be best giving im litrally gonna be 32 weeks by then it’s just really hard as it’s all I think about I feel like I can’t enjoy my pregnancy and he’s having to give her his money and things and she’s Ovc further along so I’m not as able to start buying things atm as I don’t work currently. I’m just super overwhelmed and stressed I just don’t know what to do?

Oversharer

Anyone an oversharer and you don’t even realise you’re doing it? Was talking to my partner today and she made me feel so insignificantly small and I just feel so shut down. I don’t have friends, but recently have met these girls online and have become quite close with them so know a lot about them and vice versa.

And I’m not really sure how I got onto this topic but I was yapping to my partner and I kinda casually mentioned something about my friends job yadda yadda and she just looks at me and says ‘that’s great and all but let’s just talk about my interview for a job role next week’ and while we move onto it she kinda just says ‘Y’know you talk a lot and I’m burnt out now from all that talking about your friend so I’m just gonna remove myself from the room and do something else’. We kinda got into a big argument and now she’s in the next room on ft to her friend. I know I talk a lot and sometimes don’t even really notice I’m doing it but I’d rather someone tell me to my face that I’m boring them rather than telling me I burn them out with the amount I talk. I’ve had it my whole life and now to know my partners not even interested in half the shit I say.

Sometimes she bores me with topics too but I’ve never told her to her face I’m done with the convo, i entertain it because there’s nothing wrong with a bit of conversation. Maybe I’m overreacting but it’s put me in a position now where I feel like I’m not bothered to chat to her about my friends or my interests. And she always does this, if we argue she’ll say it’s because someone else stressed me out (kids, family, friends etc) but sometimes I’m not even focused on other people to warrant stress.

Just need to vent

Hey mamas! So I have a very strained relationship with my baby daddy. Its been super toxic and abusive to say the least but I think this kind of takes the cake. Im currently 33 weeks pregnant and this morning I walked out to find all 4 of my tires slashed. I have not worked in years because he has been the sole provider, he knows I have zero dollars to my name and we have a ton of stuff still left to get baby girl too. Im just kind of at a loss for words. I knew he was spiraling but I never thought he would take it this far. Its one thing to punish me its another to now put me in a position where I appear to be unfit for my unborn daughter. Thats just beyond repulsive in my book and ofcourse I cant prove it was him and my deductible to cover it is 2k. I have an entire village that will come together and help me but thats not the point. Now mentally I get to suffer because im going to sit here and not only get a restraining order hes now not going to be in her life until a judge decides otherwise and its going to completely eat me up inside and hes not going to think a single thing about it.