Income whilst homeschooling

Hi, I know this is a personal question but… we really want to homeschool in the future but not sure how to make it work money wise.. if I don’t work we can’t really survive on one income.. what do people do for work and how do people get around this? Any tips would be much appreciated 🩵🌈

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I'm just annoyed, I was late once to nursery pick up and was made to feel so guilty

I'm just needing to vent honestly as I've had such a shitty morning.

My son finishes nursery at 11:45am every day, but they like parents to pick up between 11:35-40. I am there to pick him up on time every single day without.

I also have a baby, who I need to take with me to pick up.

Today as I was leaving I was literally picking her up to put her in the the pram and she done a massive poo. I quickly put her down on her mat and changed her, and then left. It took me a few minutes but I still managed to arrive for 11:45. I know this is technically 'late' for their preferred pick up times but I figured they'd understand a few minutes.

I buzz to get in and as the lady opens the door for me I go to apologise for being a few minutes late but before I even get a chance to get a word out she says "can I just remind you pick up time is 11:40" in such a horrible tone, talking to me like a child. I says sorry and explained it was just typical baby had a dirty nappy as I was trying to leave trying to lighten the mood a little. She then goes on to tell me that all the children who stay til 3 have their lunch at 11:45, so I need to make sure I'm here at 11:40, because now my son is crying because he was told he isn't getting lunch with the other kids. She was laying it on really thick that my son was upset and it was my fault because I was late. She repeated like 3 times that he was *really* upset. I was stood there feeling so small and guilty and thinking wow well you've just spent at least 3 minutes here explaining how bad it is that I was late, turning 5 minutes into 8 minutes but okay... I apologised.

Then she goes to fetch my son, and he comes out smiling and runs over to me for a cuddle. She then comes over with a tissue and starts going on again like "aw he was so upset" and wiping his face even though he wasn't crying? She was like "see I told you mummy was coming" and then she turned back to me and says "I had to keep telling him mummy will be here in 2 minutes, she'll be here in a few minutes, she's just coming" like I'm sorry but I was 5 MINUTES LATE.

I know I was wrong for being late. I apologised several times. I would understand her tone if maybe I was late all the time but I'm never late. Ever. I just left feeling so guilty and embarrassed and needed to vent😔

Has anyone ever had to leave a baby and toddler group because of their child's behaviour?

I think my 2 year old son was just tired today but he was rolling around, throwing things, running off and it became so stressful that I just left the group.
Felt like quite a bad parent even though he's usually fine and enjoys it.

Phone addiction

I need help I've tried deleting apps and I just get them again or go through a Web browser. I've had apps that I had to squat to get screen time and then I just turn it off I've tried not touching it in the morning but then but the afternoon I have over 3 hours its so frustrating cause I know I feel like shit and its taking away time from the kids but its full on like an addiction and I feel like I cant stop I just go to turn it on and think what am I doing I dont even need this

Please give me tips on how to stop this i only NEED it to sign on for my job in the mornings and some days I do a work out from it but other than that its just mindless scrolling

My son is 13 and every day recently, I've put his breakfast on the table for him before school, and he'll either nibble a bit of leave it completely

It's food that he has asked for, so it's not like he doesn't like it, and I don't think he has an eating disorder as he'll sometimes eat quite a lot. He is very skinny though.

Sometimes he'll lie and say he ate it, then I find it in the bin (I can't be there for when he's eating breakfast).

I think he's more than old enough to sort out his own breakfast, but I know that he just won't do it. There's lots of food in the cupboard but he just won't bother. He sometimes doesn't eat his packed lunch either, but will then raid the cupboards when he gets home.

I can't afford to keep wasting food but I want him to be healthy. What would you do?

First foods

Hey guys!
My baby girl is 6 months on the 17th and we’re thinking of starting giving her food. We’re not sure how to start, if to do purées or just give her sticks (carrots, peppers etc)

Thank you for advice!

Paper plates pandemic

Ayoooo what is this paper plates pandemic going on in America ..... yes I am judging 😂 such a waste of paper I hope it's being recycled and so lazy honestly. In the UK we only do that if it's like a kids party how are you lot doing this everyday 😭😭😭