I’m annoyed

We came back from traveling on the 11th. My husbands sister was feeling sick but she never said anything to us. She continued to be around my kids and kiss them and hug them and use her phone. Now on July 13 she really feels under the weather and goes to urgent care and she testes positive for Covid 19 😡😡 at this time she doesn’t know so she goes to her moms house where my kids are and tries to social distance. They call her to tell her and she leaves but I’m still very annoyed like why are you around peoples kids if you are feeling sick !!!! Now me and my daughter have it. I’m annoyed and just overall irritated at my husband because he knew she texted positive for Covid and then went to see a movie with her 2 days later. So I’m like between you and your sister yall probably gave us Covid cos yall don’t care about nobody.

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I have autoimmune disease & horrible allergies that both have me wake up some days questioning if it's a flare, allergies or am I actually sick. It gives me a great excuse to avoid people until i figure it out, but I'm wondering if she just thought she was run down or something. The 1 and only time I had COVID I walked around for 2 days thinking it was allergies because all I felt was a little more tired and a dry scratchy throat until the fever set in.

Parents deserve the chance to decide what’s safe for their child. It’s frustrating when people show up around kids while feeling off and don’t say anything, because that tiny 5% of “I don’t feel normal today” can turn into a full sickness for a child. If you’re sick, have the sniffles, allergies, a cough, your throat feels weird, your body aches, or you simply don’t feel like your normal self, it is considerate to let the parent know. That parent should be the one deciding if it’s just allergies and fine, or if a small cough is still okay around their child. A NON-PARENT does NOT get to assume anything, decide it’s only allergies, or say “I’m not feeling too well, but I’m not sick, I’m just tired.” That is not their decision to make. You’re choosing to be around SOMEONE ELSE’s child, so the least you can do is say, hey, I have the sniffles, or heads up, I don’t think I’m sick but I don’t feel like myself, so the parent can respond how they need to.

I know people like that. I hope they always get a popcorn kernel stuck in their teeth right before an important conversation.

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Am I in the wrong

I suggested to my husband that he could maybe one night every couple of weekends he could get up with the kids. At the minute im up about 5 times a night with both kids so hardly getting any sleep. Im happy to do this during the week as he is working and im on Mat leave but i dont think its unreasonable for once in a while for me to have one nights sleep. Also I do all the cooking/cleaning/childcare.
He just said no, he has a physical job and his body needs rest. He said he'll end up ill if he doesnt get his sleep. Im just really tired and expected to do everything all the time because im on mat leave.

(Genuinely curious) Would you let your child

Would you let your child read trans educational books if they’re offered in the school library? When answering please say a reason why

Please be honest with me ..

My daughter was crying in car the whole drive home. My husband tells her to shut up and I tell him not to say that to her. He then goes on basically saying I’m a bad mom because I don’t let him parent because I told him not to tell her to shut up. (4years old) he says if he was the one staying at home (SAHM)she would be acting that way (crying all the way home) am I a bad parent who doesn’t let him parent because i tell him not to tell her to shut up? He then tries to justify it by saying growing up his parents told him to shut the F up and hit him and tells me I don’t know how your parents raised you etc .. continues to tell me do your duty teach them good values, etc..does this whole situation raise a question that I’m a bad mom? And am I just being sensitive because I didn’t like how he told her to shut up?

Would you get annoyed at your sister?

So our hot water wasn’t working, as the boiler pressure was down.
I called to report it, and the landlord was telling me that we should try boiling hot water, and putting it in a plastic container and washing ourselves in the kitchen ( as I said I don’t want to carry boiling water to the bathroom with two small kids). ( as a temporary fix while someone comes to repair).

And I told my mum who was with me ( my mum was in a group call with my sister and aunts). And my sister said they tried tricking you guys, and we said no, and she said they tricked Bethany ( meaning me).

It’s fine if she just said it to me, but they were on a group call with other aunties! I felt so undermined. I got annoyed saying what trick are you talking about! So now the aunts gonna think I’m disrespectful?

Urine sample

The gp has asked for me to get a urine sample from my 7 month old girl!
Please any tips and tricks as sitting with a pot infront of her with no nappy and waiting might send me round the bend 😂

How to grow?

How do you stay progressive when you are a mother?

It almost feels impossible at times. Almost like my goals have stopped, meaning while my partner chases his.

I feel like I'm falling behind.

I always aimed for a promotion every 2 years or would move jobs for more money.

Maternity leave was soo bad and I have alot of unexpected cost which left me in debt. I have only just managed to clear it.

But the reality is being a mum comes and wife comes with alot of mental load. Don't get me started on working a job. Theres no time to feed into myself, my goals or even think about what's next for progression.

How do you stay progressive? (level up in life?

Like at this stage of life, are you where you thought your be?

I honestly thought I would have multiple streams of income. But I'm struggling mentally with this 1 currently have.