Is anyone losing their mind as a SAHM?!

My daughter is 10 months old and I haven’t found a job yet. I’m with her all day and her dad works 6 days a week and is out the house 13/14 hours and I don’t live near any family. My friends are all in their early 20s and have their own thing going on and don’t quite understand the mum life so it’s hard to meet any friends more than once a week. Idk I’m just feeling so isolated and it’s summer holidays so no baby groups on and I’m just bored of being at home all day. I go on dog walks every day but being this alone is starting to really ramp up my anxiety. Anyone else feel the same? Think I just want to know I’m not alone in this.

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You're not alone!
I don't know about your area. However in mine, the family hubs are starting activities up again. So may be worth checking if they have anything going on.
I also really struggled when my daughter was 10 months old and my surrounding friends weren't parents. Not a full solution but I like to find other parents on tiktok who share their troubles to relate to and keep myself sane until im able to go out socialising again xx

You're definitely not alone

My baby girl is only 2 months but I too am losing my mind as a SAHM. My transportation was my motorcycle, not exactly safe for a baby lol. Im also new to my area so I havent really made friends yet which is why I downloaded this app.

That was me with my son . You’re not alone.

Your not alone I was a SAHM for almost a year after my daughter was born it’s not for the weak. I was lucky to have my family 30 minutes away but I didn’t always get that help when i needed it. It helps to have a safe area for the kids so you can sit and do something like coloring or crochet to easy your mind💕 helped me with my ppd

You’re definitely not alone! Childcare has been hard to find so I’ve been home alone with my daughter for 13 months now and I’m losing it. I can’t seem to find anything that will allow me the flexibility to work around my child, and I don’t have a car. Hopefully something will come through soon, but definitely try to find activities like at the YMCA or something to take your little one to

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Is there something wrong with me?

No one ever replies to me. Comments or messages. I’ve reached out a lot and not a single person has ever wrote me back. Is it the way I look? What’s so terrible about me

Am I in the wrong!!

My husband and I were about to have X. He had been scrolling through Xual content on Twitter, which made him horny, and then he wanted to penetrate me straight away.

There was hardly any cuddling, touching or foreplay, so I wasn’t aroused or wet enough. I asked him to wait so I could get some lubricant because I didn’t want penetration to hurt.

He immediately became angry, got dressed without saying much and told me, “Not even a hoe has ever done that.” As he was putting on his clothes, he also said, “Don’t worry, I have plenty of ways to sort myself out.” I’m not sure whether he meant watching sexual content, finding someone else or simply taking care of himself, but it felt like a threat intended to make me feel guilty.

This isn’t the first time this has happened. He often wants to penetrate me without cuddling, touching me or taking time to get me aroused first. When I try to have a conversation about it, he turns things around and blames me.

I give him most of what he wants sexually, but I don’t feel like I receive much pleasure, affection or effort in return. I understand that intimacy shouldn’t be transactional, but I also want my comfort and pleasure to matter. Sometimes I find myself craving affection and intimacy that I’m not receiving, even though my husband is right beside me.

I wasn’t rejecting him. I simply wasn’t physically ready for penetration and wanted to use lube so it would be comfortable.

AITAH for asking him to wait while I got lubricant? What do you think he meant by saying that he has other ways to sort himself out, and was his reaction reasonable?

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