Eating

Are we regulating how much kids can eat and when they can eat? My daughter wants to eat all day long and she eats a lot. Some healthy; some not. Just eats everything.
I worry because my husband was a big kid when he was younger and is traumatized by the bullying. He lost half his body weight as an adult but struggles with eating issues is the best way I can describe it. I worry it could be genetic 🤷‍♀️
I feel so bad to say “you’ve had enough today” and deny more food as she throws a fit.

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I need to vent

I’m happily married and my husband is an amazing dad but he works a lot, leaves as soon as we wake up and gets home after she’s in bed. His days off are Sunday & Monday, I work Monday so he has our daughter while I’m gone. This leaves only Sunday to do family stuff, go to church & have some alone time for myself. That being said, I don’t actually get my alone time but my husband does, he doesn’t understand that I’m needed 24/7 even in my sleep bc I’m exclusively breastfeeding. I need a few hours of autonomy where I can have me time that isn’t at night when my daughter goes to bed. Last night was Pascha so we were up late and my husband wanted to go to 11am vespers, it’s now almost 4pm and I feel guilty for asking him to come home but he gets to do whatever he wants… what about me??? When do I get to do what I want? When do I get to have hobbies?? I love my daughter and love being with her all day but I still want to not be needed for a few hours.

Today my kids locked my bedroom door and closed it and I haven’t been able to open it, I held my baby above me to check his mouth and he vomited directly into my face, also my kids dad skipped the call again

I didn’t mention that the kids dad was supposed to call or not but my oldest asked what day it was, I said Sunday and he knows that’s the call day. Shortly after he knew it was Sunday he came behind me and punched me in the back and I asked what was going on if h had any feelings he wanted to talk about or if something was bothering him. He said no. Then he threw something at my head. I’m tryin to provide him with some reassurance and support and special connection. We’re gunna bake banana bread later.

But today’s f-ing hard. Wanna scream into the void.

One and done - “It’s lonely IN TODAY’s SOCIETY”

So this is what my husband said to me this morning.

We have a 6 week old and I was just talking to the baby and saying you’re all I need we’re complete now etc which I did 💯 mean as I don’t want anymore.

My husband then said it’s not 1980 where people actually talked and had conversations in shops or with their neighbours. In today’s society it’s lonely being the only child because it’s hard to make friends and communicate with people today.

I wasn’t expecting that at all. I feel like he took his time to explain this to me and it really made me think - does he have a point?

To be honest we have a neighbour she’s lovely and recently moved here. She has a 6yr old. She works long hours as a nurse and her parents basically bought up her son BUT her mom just passed away and now she feels lost and honestly doesn’t know what to do with him or how to entertain him. Just makes me think..

What to do?

My husband has been getting upset so much he was in the process of leaving work so I was giving him the benefit of the doubt with all the stress and just let it be….
He’s retired now and home with us now but his anger is just on another level. We literally can’t even get in the car and go anywhere because everyone is always wrong to him and he’s the only one that is doing things right and thinks….
We got in an argument today and he left per usual he always leaves when he gets really upset and usually always comes back with something for me (soda candy etc) I feel like he knows once he cools down he took it too far but idk… could be wrong since he thinks he’s the only one to be right.
I’m just so over his attitude towards everything not to mention the helicopter parent he is my kids can’t even be kids because he thinks the worst is going to happen it’s just exhausting…

I know a lot of you are gunna just hop on the comments and say leave I’ve seen it suggested a lot before so I was hesitant to post this and just be told to leave… but it wasn’t always like this and when we’re good we are good I just don’t know what to do at this point.

When is enough or too much? This can’t be what a marriage looks like is it?

Leaving baby?!

Has anyone else not really left baby with anyone other than their partner yet?

I have left my little boy with my parents but for like 1/2hrs max.

My partners family keep offering to have him but I just don't feel ready to leave him with them, he is breastfed at the moment but going to try moving him onto a bottle and can be hard to get down for naps/bedtime without the boob.

We are due to go away with them soon and they have offered to have him while me and my partner go out, some of him family haven't really seen him much so would be practically strangers to him.

Feeling the pressure and not sure if I'm just being an anxious first time mum?!

Help I am so overwhelmed by my toddler.

My toddler cries constantly if we are home and I am not holding him or playing with him or he has my immediate attention. My husband tries so hard sometimes but I am so overwhelmed. I need to leave the room. A lot. Sometimes it turns into hours. I don't enjoy spending time with my son when hes that clingy. I also hate feeling like that. But hes heavy and I am small and I am exhausted and need a break. I am drowning. Baby will be 2 in June.