Primary schools and Solo parents

Hey Mumas!
Is anyone else looking for schools next year, or already done this and their kids started school? If so, how much are you saying about being a solo parent? I will need some support from school and guidance on how to navigate phonics, but I think I need them to know it's me, with one pair of hands...!

Any thoughts or suggestions on how open you've been with schools at the beginning or after kids start..?

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What should I do?

So my partner brother and family are flying back to Poland for Christmas

My partner is wanting to go too for Christmas and he has said he’s going with or without me (I have no annual leave left and I don’t want to be away from my son for a week)

We went to Poland this summer and there was about 10 people in one house my son stopped eating and just cried the whole time we was there & I have raised these concerns and all I get is ‘I’m going with or without you’

I’m prepared to end my 9 year relationship with him if he does take him away when I have raised my concerns and said no he’s not going

I have said he can go before or after Christmas I just don’t want him going during Christmas my fav time of year and he knows I do all the bdays and Christmas plan it all out do all the presents get everything ready

It will honestly break me if he takes him

His mum and dad was over while my son was 4 weeks old……phones multiple times couldn’t get hold of him & he was gone for about 5/6hrs when he said he would he 1 - yes he’s apologised for this but he still did it

I don’t know what I can do🥲

Unacceptable?

My 42 year old husband went out last night for his friends 40th. Its now almost midday and not only is he not home, but hasn't even contacted me. Im 6 months pregnant and we have a 3 year old. He goes over to that friends every friday night fot a few drinks and stays until usually 2. A couple times hes come home at 630 but never this late. Never apologises. But this feels like blatant disrespect. Im starting to suspect cheating too... what do you guys think?

Feeling so stupid and scared

I feel like i can't tell my husband no. I can tell him I don't want to but for some reason it always keeps going and eventually I give up and try to enjoy it as much as i can. Hes not a bad guy but I have a really hard time resisting him when it comes to it. The problem is I am only 25 days postpartum and we've had sex 3 times already. I know my body isn't ready and I've told him as much. All he does is tell me he'll be gentle. Anyways he finished inside yesterday and I have been a nervous wreck. I am not on birth control yet since i haven'tbeen to my 6 week appointment yet. I got pregnant with our current newborn while breastfeeding and not even having 1 period after our toddler. This most recent pregnancy was very hard on me physically and our newborn is dealing with health issues. I am so scared to get pregnant again. I know its not likely that ive ovulated yet since I am breastfeeding still and haven't stopped my postpartum bleeding yet, but i am still stressing out.

I need someone to talk too

These past 3 days especially today. Have been hard. I really need someone that’s not my mom to talk to right now.

My husband has been mad at me for 3 days now. And I don’t know why. I asked and apologized for things I thought it would be.

Today my son hit his face really hard on a table leg. Call doc they said he fine. I’m still going to go see a doc tomorrow just in case. But nothing I do or that has been said to me helping me claim down. My husband will not talk to me about it. And I know once he see it he only going to get more upset with me. I just need a hug and someone to talk to me. I’m a mess right now. And I’m worried like crazy about my baby.

Vegetables

My youngest has just turned 2 and will NOT eat vegetables. Its always been a thing, I swear if left to it he would just be a carnivore. Ive been sticking to the whole "dont pressure, just make it available, eventually after picking it up and playing with it they'll eat it" for... what feels like forever. He just won't. He picks it up, happily plays with it, squashes it but wont put it in his mouth. Try and sneak it onto a spoon with his other food and he simply moves it around in his mouth and spits out the veggie. The one thing i could get him to have, baked beans, has now wholly been rejected too. I never had this issue with my eldest, he isnt exactly easy with food either but veggies are mostly okay. Ive resorted to giving them vitamins after meal time because im so worried about what my youngest is actually getting in his diet and what affect that may be having.

Please help 🙏 im pulling my hair out with this

Is anyone making FT remote work with a baby at home?

I’m close to receiving an offer for a full-time remote position and would love to hear from anyone else working FT remotely. How do you organize your day? Do you have childcare, and if so, how much? Any tips for making it sustainable?

My son’s naps and sleep schedule have become very predictable.. so I’m wondering if 2-3 hours a day of childcare would be enough help for me.