Am I wrong?

My partner did something when I was 6 weeks postpartum and really unwell that caused me to have trust issues and a lot of resentment! He’s apologised but the apology is always followed with “but I can’t take it back I wish I could” he’s never done anything to actually make it up to me or make me feel like he feels bad for what he done. It feels like he cares more that he got caught out and I now treat him differently. I keep bringing it up even though it’s been months and when I do he just goes quiet or tells me I’m wrong for how I treat him, which makes me more angry! I don’t feel like I can be a single mum when my baby’s this young because I don’t have any support system other than him but I also don’t think I can be happy or at peace being with him like this.

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Here are my thoughts: you are the role model for your child. If someone were to disrespect your child and break their trust when they’re older, you’d want them to cut ties with that person, right? Being a single mom is hard but it’s even harder being in the same house with someone you resent. Cut ties, just like you’d want your child to do if they were disrespected by a partner or friend. It will be hard at first, but you will get into the flow of things sooner than you think. It will be okay. Alwayssss trust your gut.

It’s a huge red flag that the person who disrespected you is getting upset with YOU instead of taking accountability for themselves. Unless you’re bringing it up constantly, then it would be a different story.

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It’s hard because he has no where to go I basically paid for everything he just pays the rent now that I’m on unpaid maternity leave, I’ve told him to leave but I’m going through therapy for postpartum depression and he said he’d take me to court for custody if I don’t let him so our baby when he wants and said I’m going to make him live in a car if I do this but what he did wasn’t just any betrayal I was literally ill on the toilet and he left our newborn on our bed to take my female cousin home that he brought to our house to “help out” when I said I’d get her an uber I needed his help he said no he couldn’t do that to her it’s wrong and then he chilled with her and smoked while I was struggling at home waiting till late at night for him to come back and help me

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NEED TO RANT CAUSE WHAT

So my man goes to work every day of course and I stay home with his daughter to take care of her and I’m currently 27 weeks & 2 days pregnant with our second. I went to his work yesterday to pick him up. I had to run in the store to get some pepto and I just met his new coworker (she’s a female) and we had a very short conversation. Next morning my man calls me while he’s at work and said his coworker called me “uppity” and for those who don’t know what that term means it’s basically saying someone acts self important and thinks they are snobby. I don’t know why or how she got this impression from me but I definitely don’t think I act self important. I always care about others even if I don’t know them. I’m just confused about the whole situation. I feel very weird and self conscious about what other people think of me anyway. I don’t know if I’m just over thinking things but I feel like she’s getting to big of a liking to my man (her man is locked up) i told him how that her immediate impression of me really hurt my feelings and made me feel like I really was acting self absorbed and snobby. Of course he reassured me I wasn’t and went on to saying “she’s been through a lot” I understand to certain extent. But that just seemed very strange and rude. Let me know what you guys think please. Am I overthinking or should I confront her?

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Making mum friends is hard!

I have a friend who I knew before I had my little one, who has two children with her youngest being 6 months older than my little one. She lives very close to me and made friends with another neighbour who also has two children similar ages to hers. Since having my little one, I have also made friends with this other mum and we’ve been on walks and to baby groups. We have a group chat and I seem to be the only one suggesting meeting up, however, they are constantly going on walks (they walk past my house whilst I’m sat in the lounge on my own feeding my baby) and hanging out just the two of them with their kids. My original friend was also invited to a birthday party for the other mum’s youngest and me and my little one were not. At this point it feels a little like they are rubbing it in my face. I’m not sure if I’ve done something wrong or if it’s simply a case of their kids being friends - am I being unreasonable?

I’m feeling very left out and low about the situation, I don’t have many friends and am finding maternity leave very lonely. I am not sure if I should say something and what I would even say, I don’t want to make it awkward with us being neighbours.

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Parents please stop sending your children to school with the idea "someone hits you, you hit them back" you are part of the problem

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When did you start giving your baby food?

My baby started around 3 months with little tastes

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Food pouches

How are you giving food pouches? I’m not sure how often to give them to my baby. He’s mostly having bottles but I’ll give him half a small pouch midday just for a taste & he’s doing well with them.

With them just being fruit / vegg could he have one as a meal rather than having half a pouch then a bottle

Thank you

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