Maternity Pay - Advice

Hi ladies I’m having to put through my maternity leave forms and just wondered what everyone did with regards to splitting the payments each month or not? I’m planning on having 9 months off so just trying to figure out what works best

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Last night dinner 🤤🤤

Aki and saltfish

Do you ever feel like ‘damaged goods’ since becoming a Mum?

So basically my partner and I are not on great terms, and haven’t been for a while now. I keep thinking this might be it for us and we’d be better off separating, but one thing always comes to mind when I think about ever meeting someone new. I know in the grander scheme of things that meeting someone else isn’t exactly top priority but I hate to think of a life where I’m single forever, so of course it crossed my mind a lot.
The thing which worries me is that ever since having a child and becoming a Mum I feel like I’m damaged goods, in the eyes of anyone else that is. I feel like no one would ever be interested in me again.

Does anyone else have this feeling, or felt this way in the past?

I’m in a straight relationship but I miss sex with women

I have been in and out of straight and lesbian relationships for years. Although I love my partner and can see a future with him I just don’t really get in the mood for him in that way and miss how women would make me feel during intercourse

Looking for new friends

Hey mamas! I’m a mom starting fresh, and I’m looking for a mom bestie to share this journey with. My friends mostly have older kids, so I’m hoping to connect with someone in a similar stage.

I work a lot, but I love music, spending time outdoors, and just enjoying life’s little adventures. I’d love to meet a mom who’s down to chat, swap stories, maybe do a playdate, coffee, or stroller walk, and just build a real friendship. 💖

If you’re looking for a supportive, fun, and real mom friend, let’s connect! Bonus points if you’re up for music, fresh air, or just laughing over the chaos of motherhood..

Pressure

Anyone got loads of pressure in vagina?!

For those that are paying attention to what’s going on in the US and the state of the WORLD…(Not enough people are)—How are you all coping?

How are you managing a full time job that is funding genocides—-Seeing our rights being slowly taken away. They already came for our reproductive rights. They’re trying to disenfranchise millions of female voters by passing the Save Act. Mainstream media and social media censoring. Mass civilian surveillance. Poisoned water, food. A health care system that puts a band aid on illness to keep the business going—and coming back home to your kids and pretending like anything about this shit is normal. Oh and our world leaders run the largest human trafficking ring. AND the US is trying to cover it up and refuses to hold anyone accountable. And these are the people in charge. Such commendable beings. I’m pretty anxious. So besides self care. How are you coping? Maybe you can comment on what you do for self care.