Am I in the wrong? Help me understand

Hey everyone little context I have been out and had a babysitter for my son ONCE. Since I could remember I was always caged in by my parents I was never let out to do anything even with my own family. Since I had my some my family has been telling me that since I’ve had my son there no such thing as me time or fun time for myself at all. I go out one time and my entire family is in my ass about me stepping out for 5-6 hrs out of the day with my cousins have ONE drink. And the babysitter was my own aunt and my mom says I left my son with a stranger to everyone. Am I in the wrong that I want to have fun since I never experienced any of that in my life. Again I understand I have my son and ofc I would prefer to come home to him than being blacked out from drinking. My sons father also encourages me to go out and he’ll watch our son while I am out and if I wanted to step out the whole n night it’s fine by him but just to him now ahead of time. Am I in the wrong? Or help me understand

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No you're not in the wrong. You're not being negligent. To me it sounds like your mom feels this way our of bitterness because she never had time off for her self. Its important to take a little bit for ourselfs were not slaves. Were people. I hope you can continue to have your own convictions regardless of what anyone has to say. There's a reason why some kids stay over at grandma's and grandpa's. Especially when you do have a village. If its not your husband or partner complaining let it be.

You are not wrong at all. It's healthy to have a break even for the whole night. It makes you happy and a stressed mom is more likely to get anxiety and depression. My mom used to take my daughter for two days and one night. It helped so much. If your Sunday father is responsible let him take the baby for a night.

Tbh I have no support really just my sisters and they have their own kids so I really don’t like to bother them. So I have both my girls 24/7 but I’m starting to get burnt out tbh. In between working full time and going to school full time, I need a break. So I completely understand going out for a few hours. We all need a break every once in a while. I feel like a little me-time would be beneficial to every mom. It’s crazy that your own mom is saying those things. If you trust your aunt or his father then I don’t see the harm at all at leaving your son for a few hours to go out with some friends or family or even overnight. It’s not good to have a burnt out momma.

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My husband and I have recently come abroad with our baby to meet his parents and family. We have been here 1 day and he has gone out drinking with his friends. I wouldn’t mind usually except he came home at 8:30pm drunk looking for a bottle of alcohol. His mum enables him and they were opening every cupboard imaginable and making so much noise that he woke our baby up. Our baby who hasn’t slept today due to the amount of visitors we have had. He then got his drink and left again. He left the room in such a mess as well. He didn’t even apologise for waking our child up showing he doesn’t care at all.

I’m fed up because we have come to see his family and introduce our baby. I don’t speak the language either so there’s a barrier. Most of them are telling me what to do (using arm gestures etc so we understand each other) and I’m lonely. It’s not a break or holiday for me. I enjoy myself more at home. I know while I’m here I’ll just be stuck inside at home every day and that isn’t what I want for me and my baby.

I feel like I want out of my marriage. Am I wrong with how I feel? x

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Putting this out there just to see if anyone can share some advice.

Since having my little boy I’ve experienced some anxiety about going outside, especially when it’s just me and him. I feel a lot more confident when my other half joins us and have been venturing out a lot more lately.

My mum lives on the other side of the country and has been visiting once a month since our baby was born. (Her visits stress me out every time they approach as she if very patronising, condescending and rude.)
For Novembers visit, she wants to bring me and my baby back with her to spend some time at her house. Also, main reason being, my grandma is over there in a home on account of being nearly 100 years old. My mum has been guilt tripping me saying she won’t get to meet my baby before she dies 😩

My worries about this:
-The drive is LONG and my son hates car seats, I’m panicking he’ll just cry the whole way.
-My other half can’t join us. He has work and can’t just leave everything for a few days to take the trip.
-I would not be able to leave my son with my mum and stepdad for a second. (Even to shower/nip to the loo) they’re both elderly and clueless. Plus they have two dogs that I don’t trust around the baby and I just don’t think they’d be vigilant enough watching them.
-My baby hasn’t been sleeping too well lately and it’ll be hard doing all day and all night alone if we have some bad ones.
-Before I had my baby I hated going there, I don’t get on particularly well with them and have never been close with my grandma, growing up I felt more like a nuisance to her.

My mum is aware of my anxious feelings and at first didn’t put pressure on me. But now she talks about the trip as if it’s a done deal, leaving me no excuse not to go. HELP 😭

She thinks mental health is a ‘load of rubbish’ and thinks people with anxiety/depression are attention seeking. So even though I have spoken to her about it, I can tell she just thinks I’m pathetic

I really feel like if I go, it will be a huge set back for my mental health which I’ve been working so hard to build back by taking small steps.

Am I wrong

So I am a 38 year old female with 3 kids and one being autistic. My two youngest’s dad says he wants more kids with me. I told him no I don’t want anymore kids. I had so much complications with my last son had to have an emergency c section. I am still having so much pain and still have pain from the c-section after 6 years they sued up a piece of my uterus wall when they were closing me back up. So now he mad at me cause I said no I don’t want anymore kids