Entertaining the littles

SAHM…… what are wee doing with the LOs all day? I need engagement, activities, anything. I’ve been working 12 hours outside of the house until recently and now I have no idea what to Do with them all day. I want to engage with them but what are we doing at this age??

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Walks in the neighborhood and water play. I need more ideas too tho 😭 these days pass so slowly

We read together. Play with pets. While I’m cleaning I also play music so we can have dance parties 😂💃🏽

Ya I’d say it’s 50% playing with her toys-learning/singing about body parts, practicing basic words & some baby sign language, shape toys/sorting, reading & then 50% making “games” out of things i need to do like pushing the laundry basket from the room to the washer and dryer or asking her to help start the dishwasher by closing it and pressing the start button. Also i got animal and food magnets for like $10 on Amazon. Helps entertain while I’m cooking or cleaning in there. Also i take my daughter to a local play space she LOVES that or the playground or splash pad like once or twice a week.

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this!! and being pregnant while having them is exhausting. i don’t know what to do! i try my best to interact with them but i get so tired and sleep a lot!😫

girl this pregnancy is killing my energy levels! I’m assuming taking care of the twins and working is taking its toll but I can’t see how it gets better unless I stop working all together 🤣🤣

we have a baby proofed space as well and I really am wanting to fill it with entertaining stuff but idk what’s age appropriate or not. For example I really want to get one of those mini jungle gyms with the three/four stairs and the little slide with the bridge of activities but like …… could they fall off of that? Is falling okay? 🤣

girl yes. i’m ready for bed by 7pm my energy is GONE. it’s now 9:50pm and im on my last leg. just gave bathes and hopefully they fall asleep!

I’m a SAHM too and it is sometimes hard to come up with activities…
We have a little jungle gym she likes to climb on! We also play with her water table in our backyard quite a bit and in our pool. Other than that I give her small tasks to help me with around the house such as putting her dirty clothes in her hamper, picking up her toys, grabbing me a diaper when she needs a change, etc. She really loves having small “jobs” to do! We also have a tonie box that she loves listening to music with and we read a lot of books in the day time. I’m always looking for more ideas though so definitely following!! 😊

Do any of yall do screen time with your kids? We have a tv in the play area that plays Disney movies (Encanto, wish, Moana and Moana 2, occasionally Bluey and Amazing Spider-Man)

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Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

Are these men ok?

I get so sad seeing all the posts on here daily about women dealing with partners who are treating them horribly. I know it seems over represented because those of us with great partners don’t need to write posts asking for help, but I really hope most of us don’t have these kinds of men in our lives!

I tell my husband about these posts I see sometimes and he’s even shocked by some of the things these guys say/do.

Nobody’s perfect, and every relationship takes work. And becoming parents is a stress test unlike any other for sure, but seeing how many women get stuck in these relationships with men who aren’t interested in being better is so so sad😞

But is/was your partner helpful, loving, and supportive during your pregnancy/PP/etc? Was he a wonderful person but changed for the worst after becoming a parent? Has he put effort into becoming the partner you need him to be, even if he struggles?

Pouches

I’m not one of those mums who stand in the kitchen making every meal from scratch and batches of healthy snacks as I simply do not have time with other children and soon back to a full time job, but I do try give my weaning baby part of what we eat at meal times and will throw something healthy together if what we eat isn’t suitable. However, I do have some pouches in for convenience or a last resort. I’ve only used these a few times in the space of two months but she absolutely LOVES them. She will scream for more, get excited when she sees the pouch and will literally eat the whole thing. She’s underweight so this is massive for me seeing her eat so well, but the guilt is getting to me a bit! Anybody else like a little pouch every now and then and can make me feel a little better about giving her them😅

Friends with shitty husbands

Does anyone have a close friend with a shittv husband?

My best friend of 14years married her high school sweetheart (minus the sweetheart.) He was always a POS growing up, had an on and off relationship and eventually from what I was told, they sorted their shit out and got married. I moved countries and her and I drifted apart for a while so I didn't know too much about what their relationship was like but assumed all was well since her social media alluded to that.

We both had babies within a year of each other, she had hers first and when she gave birth I found out I was pregnant. I had a rough pregnancy and we weren't in contact much but after my LO was born we spoke a lot. This is when I found out that she was struggling with PPD etc. She opened up about how useless her husband is, I would go as far as to say abusive. She's a SAHM who basically does absolutely evervthing & is being financially abused She's completelv touched out and is about to have a second child in a week.

I absolutelv cannot stand her husband. I hate how he treats her. I hate to hear about him. She posted on social media all the time about how lucky she is to have him as a husband and father to her babies yet cries to me on the phone in private about what really goes on.
I'm at a point now where I want to tell her that I don't want to hear about it anymore. I feel guilty that she's going through this but she's also allowing it to continue in a sense. I'm so emotionally exhausted with her problems and just want to shake her.

How do you/would you navigate this situation?

Car issues

Idk if I’m in the wrong. I have a full time job. My husband takes care of the kids while I worked. Today was the day I was supposed to get us a car. But I couldn’t cause of the down payment. So now he’s texting me saying I’m wasting his day to be alone at Walmart so he can spend his tax return. I really want to say go ahead. Leave. Leave the kids and me alone. While you go out and spend money. While your at go ahead and buy urself your drugs and a bitch to go fuck.

Lucky I’m even thinking about him about the car situation if not I would’ve been buying me and the kids a car small enough for us!