Starting school

Any other moms really struggling with their child starting school? 🥺

My daughter just started yesterday, and she’s actually doing great. She’s excited, happy, and ready for this new chapter… I’m the one having such a hard time. 😭 I know it’s not going to be perfect and that there will be an adjustment period, but I just wasn’t prepared for how emotional this would be for me. 💔

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Does it get better?

My son is 2 months and it’s just been really hard I feel like I have no break and when I ask for help I feel like I’m just inconveniencing everyone and I’m so beyond stressed from other things that my body hurts and feels weak and I always have headaches, no matter how much I rest I feel like I can barely hold my son just to burp him and yes I do have a husband but he’s constantly working and is barely even home and he can’t take off but does it get better when they get older?

Lustful husband

Hi guys, I’ve got two kiddos a two year old and a 2 month old. My husband has always struggled with watching things he shouldn’t be. I find out (after asking and asking because I know he’s lying) cry and forgive because I love this man with everything in my soul. He apologizes, says it’ll never happen again and it does. Well when I had my two year old he fell into it again and so this time I begged him not to do it this time postpartum and it’s happened twice. Something in me broke this time, I’m agitated, I’m withdrawn, I feel almost done? Is there any fixing it or is it time to wipe my hands. I’m a stay at home mom as well so I’d have to navigate that.

Autistic potty training

My son is 2 turning 3 in December and I know for the following year he will be entering pre-k so he’ll need to be potty trained😪. He’s already a size 8 in diapers so I know he’ll have to be in undies soon. I do have trouble getting him to focus and follow directions so I’m not sure how to navigate him to be potty trained.

Regret having a child

I have recently become the only caretakers for my child I live in a country with no family or friends recently been divorced and the pressure of just being the only caregiver for my son has been driving me insane I’m not able to do anything or get anything done ex-husband refuses to help out with 8 month old baby I have to do everything by myself. I don’t have a job depend on him financially he’s been really difficult refusing to help out. I feel like I’m slowly losing myself and drowning in the sorrow of motherhood with no financial stability living in a very small Shered apartment.

Just need to vent

I can’t stand my husband. I look at him and there is no spark left. His past has caught up with him causing us to be homeless and living paycheck to paycheck. I told him a month ago I wanted a divorce and he said if I filed he’d just rip it up because he won’t agree to it. He tried suggesting marriage counseling even though I’ve been asking for it for over a year and was told “only losers go to therapy.”

Our son recently got an autism diagnosis and he treats him differently now. Calling him “tismo” and saying comments about why couldn’t he just have a normal son. He has like stopped taking care of him and half asses it. The burnout is real. I signed our son up for daycare because I needed help and a break and was told I’m just lazy.

I really don’t know what to do. Getting married to this guy has cost me my career, screwed me financially, I no longer have my own car because he tried to fix my old car and it caught on fire one day while driving it.

My daughter who isn’t is can’t stand him. She told me the other day that she feels bad for me because I’m stuck married to him.

Idk what to do. I feel trapped being with him.

Keeping them entertained / happy all day

Ladies, what are we doing to keep our little ones happy / entertained throughout the day? Idk about your little ones but mine has like zero interest in toys anymore, he just wants anything he shouldn’t have and he won’t sit and play by himself usually for more than say 5 mins before crying and fussing to be picked up. I’m struggling so much to get stuff done around the house unless his dad takes him out (which I hate as I’ve realised I have massive separation anxiety with him!!) or if he’s asleep…

Like all he wants to do is hold my hand and stand up, walk around holding my hands or try to grab things he shouldn’t have (my phone, random unsafe objects stones, etc etc!) and I bought him a playpen too so I can put him in there and do stuff but he just cries at the begging for me to get him! I know I could probably let him get on with it more than I do but it’s not in my nature to let him cry, I rush to him straightaway and I can’t change that. So what can I do to keep him happy? Any suggestions would be amazing 🙏🏼