Partner doesn't make food for the kids.

I feel like I'm carrying all the labor of feeding our child. Baby daddy doesn't understand the struggle. If it were up to him my kid would probably starve or at least be malnutritioned. It's like it doesn't even cross his mind.

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We’re getting ready for a party at 3pm.

I’m inside cleaning the kitchen, bathroom, living room, front entrance, and floors, plus prepping the food and taking care of the kids.

He’s outside power washing patio stones in the rain and taking down Christmas lights that I gave up nagging him about in March because he insisted they were “party lights.” But now that we’re having an actual party he takes them down?!

When I asked him to just leave it and focus on the main areas, he said “let’s not be at each other’s throats before everyone gets here.” Like, totally invalidating my very valid point. Now he’s taking empties back while I just chug along, I guess.

At least my stepdaughter took the boys out for a couple hours, but still.

Ok, back to it…

Nursery Fear!!

My baby is currently 7m and I go back to work in September. I am …. terrified. There seems to be nothing people can say to make me feel better :( Hoping to hear from mums who felt like me and turns out it isn’t so bad? It’s the fact of me missing them and feeling like a part time mum, plus my social media has picked up a terrifying algorithm showing me all the children getting abused or even killed at nursery! I’m ruining my own maternity leave by worrying about this but I can’t seem to help it. Only going back part time but there’s no way I can afford to do any less than 3 days a week, sadly no village to rely on so nursery is the only option! I can’t bare the thought of him needing me or me missing out on firsts - then only seeing him a couple of hours before bed :(

Shouting at baby? I feel like the worst mum ever

I feel so shit and awful as I write this my poor baby boy he’s my rainbow baby and I shouted at him a couple times earlier today cos he just wouldn’t settle no matter what I did we’re deep into the sleep regression so I’ve had no sleep and partner is away for work and it’s all on me he’s six months old and I just feel awful cos he kept crying and crying and crying it was so crap please tell me he’s gonna be okay I feel like I’ve affected him :( x

Visiting day nurseries

I am visiting a day nursery on Monday which will potentially be where my son will go after Christmas when he is 11 months.
What questions would you definitely ask? Want to go in prepared.

Does this look like teeth?

He’s just turned 3 months on the 8th and I think I’m seeing teeth? He’s my first baby so not sure what I’m seeing is teething or normal

OK, so here’s was really going on

The reason why I’m asking you ladies about how can y’all maintain having two jobs, running in the household, taking care of your kids, running a business, sleeping schedule, going to the gym and prepping up meals because I was still thinking about getting a night job but I’m thinking long and hard because I’m having anxiety about my kids. Now don’t get a twisted, my man got a job and a business just started and he helps me what the kids but I want to get a second job because truth be told, my house needs to be remodel, my car broke down, and my ex put me through a debt not that much but you know, the job I have is really good paying security job, but I want to see my money as well, I want to spend it on my daughters wardrobe, education and sports, they’re upcoming remodel room, I’m trying to get my contact creator and my Nails tech business, and more… I realize I had to put on my big girls panties on and thug it out but I don’t know what to and I need your advice?? what should I do?

My daughters is 8 and 9 years old and i put my kids in summer school and after school program EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. 7:20am to 5:30pm.. I trust my kids to stay at home by themselves.. we’ll just start and at this age they’re learning how to clean.. my boyfriend work 2 jobs and my dads works too