I don’t know what to do anymore

Me and my baby daddy has been arguing none stop and today it got so bad he packed his clothes but then went to bed…we equally put our hands on each other but his left marks and now I have to cover up more. I know we shouldn’t have put our hands on each other but it’s the anger that leads to it. I can’t talk to him about anything or he tells me to shut up and I have no clue what to do anymore can someone give me advice??

in our community

MIL question. Would this annoy you? Because it makes me want to stop responding to her altogether but I guess then I’d be the A-hole

She’ll ask me something like “do the kids have a graduation ceremony coming up?” Or “what are you guys doing this weekend” and if I don’t answer right away she’ll double text with a “guess I’ll never know” or “never mind I guess…” it seems so rude and entitled to me like dang it’s literally been a few hours lady and I have a life AND on top of that you have your sons phone number. she’s done it 3 times now in 2 months so it’s just aggravating the crap out of me

My husband is insecure.

My husband and I have been married for a year next month. I knew when we were dating he was insecure, he always told me I looked better than him and i could do better. When we first started dating I used to wear makeup everyday, not for him, but because i did before i met him. Eventually, i stopped wearing as much makeup but it’s because i got tired of doing it and i got pregnant.. i didn’t have the energy. Our daughter is 5m turning 6m on monday and i haven’t felt like myself since having her. Today I was getting ready to go over my best friend house to help her get her daughters 2nd birthday party decorations set up and he came home and saw me and asked why i was wearing makeup and asking who was i trying to impress? i explained i’m not trying to impress anyone.. i just wanted to feel like myself again. mind you i only have on concealer and foundation.. i am so fed up with him and his insecurities. it is so exhausting, i don’t know what to do. please send advice.

Has anyone had experience having family live with them while you have your children?

For context… my younger brother recently has come into some misfortune and needs somewhere to stay for up to a year to get his life together (job and accommodation). We’ve offered to take him in as I have a spare bedroom with its own Ensuite and it’s on the top floor of our town house which is good for his privacy. He’s quiet in himself anyway and keeps to himself, but I haven’t lived with family while I have my own. I have a 3yo boy and a newborn girl, my fiancé and dog living in the house too. Does anyone have any experience in this area? What was it like? I’m not worried per se about him being a safe person around my children etc. as I know he is, but more worried about clashing between him and my fiancé. I haven’t lived with family since Covid and I lived with my brother then, as I had a similar bout of misfortune the year before; and we were fine. But just a little nervous I guess, it’s already a very stressful household as I’m primary parent and trying to uphold everything in the house and I’m feeling stretched as is and I don’t want to end up being like a secondary mother to him.

Going out for dinner

All of those with active boys who just want to run around. What do you do when you go out for a meal? My 2.5 year old does not like sitting still. He just wants to run when we are out. We brought his toy cars with us last time but he wanted to zoom them across the floor and crash them into things 😭 we really don’t want to have to go to devices but it was the only way to actually have him sit at the table and not scream the last time we went out. Any advice please!

Entertaining babies

Help! How on earth does everyone keep their babies from getting bored?

Any tips also for keeping baby entertained on a 5 hour flight?

Taking a toddler to a football parade?

So I just want some opinions really this is my first baby and first time going to a parade (if arsenal win). Do you think it’s suitable to take a 18 month old with it being very busy? I’ve seen how parades look online but is it different in person? I just don’t want to regret taking my toddler 😭