Right message wrong time? Opinions please

so I don’t believe in electronics before school.My child is five years old in kindergarten and I feel like if we have extra time in the mornings then he can read a book he can play with a toy, he can talk to me. I don’t believe in because we have extra time, sit on the game or Sit on the TV or sit on the tablet. So it’s a rule in my house no electronics before school.

so we go to the drop off line at school this morning and when we get to the line he’s like the fifth student, and all four students in front of him are on the phone playing Roblox together, and he said mommy I wanna play Roblox and I’m like hey you know we don’t play electronics before school. And he was like, but they’re doing it. As hard as it was I stood my ground with a no electronics before school, just off the strength of he justified him playing before school with “but they are doing it”

I felt like it was a very teachable moment to say just because you see other people doing it doesn’t mean you do it too.

I feel so sad but I wanted it to be a teachable moment for him and I feel like he got the message.

We were about 15 minutes early before the doors open and he stood there for about 15 minutes and we just talked or whatever but all his friends in front of him were playing Roblox and I keep seeing him look for the corner of his eye at their phones. And I feel a little bit sad now like did I make the right decision was there another time that I could’ve taught this lesson? Should I have just let him play with them?

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I wanna know why are men so damn h*rny ?! 🤬

Im so frustrated because it seems like all my fiance can do is grab at my body and try to f*ck 24/7 like can they ever talk about anything else?! Its making me not want to be around him anymore.

Am I overthinking this?

Hey! My baby is 3.5 months now and I'm absolutely loving being a mum. I'm EBF and finally feeling more confident with it. But I feel like I maybe make things so much harder than they need to be. I've never been a laid back person; I like to be organised and punctual but obviously, this goes out of the window now and I'm just finding it a bit difficult to adapt, I think.

Do you find it easy getting out the house? Going for walks with the pram? Do you just get up and get out in the car? Show up to baby classes feeling OK and like it was easy? Because I feel like getting myself ready, baby ready, bag ready and going out is quite overwhelming.

Am I overthinking this or is it actually hard?

Not doing great the minute

Tomorrow is my last (solo) day with my baby before they start nursery next week and then I am back to work full time shortly after. To say I am struggling would be an understatement. I cannot stop crying, and I've been crying non stop for the last few weeks. I'm not ready to be away from my baby, especially 5 long days a week. My baby isn't 100% at the minute due to a lingering cold and cutting 2/3 teeth. Last settle session today before starting on Monday and I get a call to pick up early as my baby is so upset. I turn up, my baby takes one look at me and starts screaming and is so distraught, genuinely was so distressing seeing my baby like that. I just broke down on the nursery doorstep, the staff had to console me. I got home and I sobbed the hardest I think I've ever sobbed.

This isn't my first rodeo going back to work, my eldest is nearly 5 and it was of course difficult going back to work but I am struggling so much this time. When I went back full time after my first, they were cared for by my mum 5 days a week so it was easier on the both of us. I know this nursery, my first went there for over 2 years but it is just so different my baby going to nursery compared to my 2 year old. Plus, this year has flown by and I can honestly say, I have loved it so much, I don't want this period of my life to end.

And then when I am back to work, my first, who started school in September, will be in wraparound care everyday. The GUILT I am feeling over both my babies having such long days, being cared for by other people is more than I can cope with.

And to top it off, my flexible working request was rejected and I am now in the appeal process so I am going back with that added stress of going through the appeal, working alongside my manager who rejected my request and definitely won't be happy I'm appealing, whilst doing my original work pattern which is an added strain going back.

I am so run down and exhausted from all the crying and the continuous level of stress and anxiety running through my body. I am struggling to eat as I feel sick to my stomach, I can't sleep as my mind is in overtime all the time and my house is a mess as I don't want to spend a single moment these last weeks on anything that isn't spending time with my baby.

Long old post and very impressed if anyone is still here but I really needed to get that off of my chest 😭

I’m so excited!!!

I had my job interview today and during it they were already scheduling my second interview!! I’m so freaking excited to start work again, I’ve been so stir crazy at home for the past two years😭 I love my daughter but I need a break too😬

Screen time

How much screen time do. You allow at baseline. And how much under extenuating circumstances? My 21 month old is allowed 30-60 minutes on days when I have her the full 24 hours alone (about 2-3 days a week). But I'm really struggling. I'm sick with some sort of viral infection (though she really seems right as rain), I'm 8 months pregnant (and I'm anemic), and tbh I think I'm really struggling with depression (the exhaustion just feels completely overwhelmed. And today I finally broke and we basically watched TV just about all day. I'm feeling really bad about it but I also feel like I'm struggling to survive.