SAHM or go back to work?

My son will be 2 when I give birth to my second. With him I went back to work when he was 3 months old and it genuinely broke my heart that he was so little at daycare. I make decent money and love what I do, but would love to be able to stay home especially since daycare for 2 kids will be $1200/week.

in our community

Sexual or not?

Growing up when my mum would
Go out with her mates she would say she was going out to play… I now say to my friends ‘do you wanna come out to play’… i said It to
My 2 close guy mates and they’ve told me that people say that in a sexual manor ?! That’s not how I mean it and no one has ever said anything to me but them 🫪

Lonely

Feeling very lonely today. My daughter is 20 months old and I still don’t really have any mum friends. We did the nct classes hoping I’d make at least 1 good friend and don’t get me wrong they’re all lovely but I never really became close with any of them.

Just really feeling low about being on my own all the time

Child support (please no judging)

I’m currently pregnant with my first baby off of a “one night stand” with someone I had met years ago yet only recently did we reconnect and sleep together for the first time.

After that ONE night, we continued to speak and see eachother at the gym and such but a few weeks later I found out I was pregnant.

After telling him, he immediately asked me to get rid of it and said he didn’t want to be involved.

Personally (no shame to others at all), I don’t agree with abortions and could never put myself through one. so I said I’m keeping it.

I did make it very clear to him that my decision wasn’t changing and I in no way am expecting him to step up and be a father. I even said he doesn’t need to be involved AT ALL. I am not one to trap someone in a situation they don’t want to be in, and I’m not one to blame him for this either or hold him accountable.

This is why I’m struggling, I have multiple people telling me I should claim child support off of him regardless. Personally, I don’t want to as he did ask me to get rid of it and I was the one who said no. yes, it’s both of us that created this situation.. but I’m the reason the situation still exists. which is why I don’t think it’s fair for me to make him pay.

We haven’t spoken ONCE since the week I found out (3-4 months ago)

What would you do???

Telling work

I am 15 weeks and I want to tell work because I am hoping they will go a bit easier on me. I work in finance and it can be quite hectic at the best of times. Has anyone experienced their work being more lenient after telling them? I was advised that I should wait til 20 weeks but the work is starting to pile up.

Looking for more mom friends

Good morning. I’m looking for more mom friends to connect with. My daughter is about to be 4 months old tomorrow. I’m super excited. She’s such a happy little girl.

Gifts

I’m looking for a gift for my son’s grandparents for Father’s Day. I’ve seen the self casting kits online but imagine I’ll just make a mess of it and I don’t want them to be of poor quality but wanted to give some kind of cute keepsake gift of this stage of my baby’s life. Has anyone bought anything that they thought was a great gift?