Food

What are we feeding our 8 month olds for breakfast and lunch? Feel like I can’t keep giving pouches but stuck on what to make!

in our community

Is there somebody else your child seeks comfort from?

I've been questioning my ability to be a good mother lately. Mine are 2 and almost 4. I feel that I'm doing my best for my kids, I might be a bit hard on them sometimes, like I wouldn't be an advocate for "gentle parenting" but I do give them love and empathy when they're upset. I have all the patience in the world for their tantrums and my partner and others will testify to that. However, when my partner or my own mother are an option instead of me, they'll call them and run to them instead of me for comforting. They do respond differently from me to their cries, but they also are very different from each other. My mother responds by emphasizing what they're crying about and practically crying with them, which my partner is very critical of. My partner on the other hand will say nothing but just pick them up and hug them then quickly redirect them. I try that method, but they only come to me if their dad or my mother isn't there.

Does anybody else's kids do this? Can anybody advise what I might be doing wrong?? I feel like my kids don't feel like I'm safe enough for them

Nursery

Can anyone please explain how to go about nursery registration? Do I go directly to nurseries near me or go through council? TIA

Just wanted to let this out!

I’m just fed up with him. .im happy with my baby but not in my relationship. This really sucks.
Trying so hard to make it work 🤦🏽‍♀️
I gotta stop.

co parenting struggles.

Co-parenting is so hard sometimes because why is my baby at the beach at 11 PM? 😣 It’s not something I would’ve been comfortable with, but since it’s his dad’s weekend, I don’t get much say. The hardest part isn’t the lack of control, it’s not being there to watch over him and keep him safe. I pray that our Lord please keeps my baby extra protected tonight and every time I’m not around. 😢🙏🧎‍♀️‍➡️

Rant

My husbands sister came down with her 2 sons (9,7 years old) without letting me know. Her kids don’t listen and always being naughty but she doesn’t tell them off. They hardly come to my house but they only came because they had something important to do near my house which they normally do every Sunday but they came today unexpectedly. Whenever her kids come down they eat all the ice creams and snacks and make my toddler cry as I don’t like my LO to have too much sugar or ice cream. I’m not a b*tch or anything but whenever they come they waste food and drink and finish everything and she doesn’t say anything. They always leave my house in a pigsty and I am half way through my pregnancy it is hard as it is with a toddler doing pregnancy especially as my husband was at work all day as he has a long shift so I have been solo parenting a lot. My LO pretty much keeps to herself and plays or she’ll watch something if she gets bored of playing. Today they came and eldest some tried breaking her new toy even tho I’m repeated telling him not to in front of him mum. I really don’t mind them coming but they don’t do those sort of stuff in their own house so why in other people’s house and their mum rarely ever discipline them. It is now 1:45am and I am left cleaning up after a long day.

Anyone else getting tired of Colorado?

I couldn't even go shopping with some lady trying to hit me and trying to take my child. This lady was part of a bigger group and they were also stealing stuff. There was only one cashier and he didn't know what to do. There's no security at that store anymore which sucks.