Son just ruins everything he touches..

Like I know kids will be kids but my son who is 4 at the end of this month just ruins everything.. I just can't have anything nice...

He's ruined my RGB mouse mat decided to chew on it for whatever reason... I let him sit there (my gaming desk) so I know that's on me but honestly I'm on the verge of tears because it wasn't cheap...

Just can't have nice things with kids because he even destroys his own toys, so yeah advice to any Mamas out there that have nice things just keep your kids away... 😭

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What is something you found out way later than you should have that no one bothered to teach you?

First, I didn’t know you were supposed to get full maintenance on your car every so often. I have owned a car for seven years now, and I’ve never had a full maintenance work over just normal oil changes and tire check. My dad was a literal mechanic and apparently did not think this was necessary information to pass along. We only found out when my sister’s car warranty, that should have been intact, was not because she didnt follow the “recommended maintenance schedule”.
Now just yesterday, I learned that you shouldn’t do too much laundry back to back if you have a septic tank. Apparently it could over run the system. I’ve lived here for like 16 years and this washing machine is almost always going 🤯

Birthday

It was my bday yesterday. We took my daughter to great wolf lodge for the weekend and I was happy to see her so happy all weekend. I am trying to not take that for granted. We check out day of my bday. Get home and my husband sleeps on the couch while I take screaming toddler and newborn to the store to get myself a cake. Then I come back and let him sleep. Its now 6pm and I tell him forget going out to eat lets just get take out im too tired at that point. It takes him till 8pm to get home with dinner. He did absolutely nothing all day for me. I cant help but feel so hurt. I am a twin so I never got my own bday cake growing up, so this just feels extra hurtful. Am I wrong to feel so hurt and unloved?

What age did you let your child/ren play upstairs while you were downstairs or vice versa?

Rewording my last poll to better get an idea. My 3 1/2 year old has been wanting to play on her own in her bedroom and playroom while I clean/ make food downstairs. Should I let her or wait until she’s older? I love that she’s wanting to gain independence but also worried about giving her too much too young

Nursery selection

Hi all!
My 3 year old will start his nursery in Sept this year. I am choosing between 3 nurseries and have registered with all of them. They all will have home visits. I have a few questions under this topic for anyone with more experience in this.

1. What do you ask in these home visits and when I visit for their Stay and Learn sessions?
2. How do I choose which nursery is best for my boy?
3. How do I politely unregister with the nursery I am not wanting by the end of it all?

Potty training!?!?!

Has anyone got their babies to potty train at an early age? I got a little boy on the way and my 18 month old daughter just has to many diapers through out the day😩I want to potty train so bad but I’m unsure if it’s to early. She’s showing so many signs that she’s ready.

Help me understand my frustration 🤣

Why is it when we ask men to do something (granted, not all men) they often tend to say they're 'coming' or they'll do it in a minute or something, and this just seems to piss me off 🤣 like, I'm not your mum to be asking you to do something right away, but still it annoys me that you can't just do the thing I asked, when I asked, so we can move on with life 🤣

Is it just me?