So my partner of 9 years seems to have a stag do every year (crazy right) we have just recently moved im always at home with my son and daughter she is 8 months old and a handful she crawling pulling her self up and have many breakdowns a day and fights naps and once again he is going on yet another stag do next weekend for 4 days am I being unreasonable asking that I need help at home with the baby as I'm struggling to juggling everything with school runs shopping cleaning dinner etc and handling a baby who always on the go. Normally it don't bother me but I feel so unseen and unheard that my feelings don't matter to the point where I have emotionally shut down. Am I in the wrong for asking for help.
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Don’t feel bad asking for help?! That’s also his child!! I get where you’re coming from I have to prep everything for my partner before I go out (shopping or appointments) to make sure everything’s right for my little girl. It’s frustrating it really is. Sit down and talk? Men don’t see how mentally draining it is :( x

You’re definitely not being unreasonable! ❤️ It sounds like it’s not really about the stag do, it’s more that you’re exhausted and feel like you’re doing everything on your own. An 8 month old, school runs, shopping, cleaning, dinners etc is a lot, especially after just moving.
I’d have a proper chat with him and be honest about how burnt out you’re feeling. Maybe ask him to take on more before and after the stag do, and make sure you get some proper time to yourself too. You’re asking for support, not too much. ❤️

Ask for help, you’re 100% right !
It doesn’t matter what age your baby is, what difficulties you have, how many kids you have, what is important is that if you feel you need help then you need help. We all have diff level of overwhelming point…
Your children need you in a good mental !
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If yiu can get help physically maybe ask your partner to prepare food for the days you’ll be alone for example. To clean the house before I leave

Ask him not to go this time as you need more support at home, you and the kids are more important than this stag

I'm going to go against the grain. It's a once a year time away and as it would definitely have been paid for he should go. It will build resentment and accusations of control if a total don't go foot down the week before.
However it's not on if throughout the year you do more than what's reasonable. Not sure if you are a SAHM but either way he must step up if you feel he isn't.
Before going away after explaining how you feel, hopefully he will do you the 4 days dinner and lunch meal preparation to just heat up and also give you some evenings just relaxing by doing more of the housework and bedtime routine, including doing this on his return.
Could you also consider booking even just a day spa after he's back so you can have time off and to yourself.
So I have recently seen a lot of influencers saying they aren’t posting there children faces anymore due to AI and people using them for the worst things you could think of possible
I post my child on fb and instagram (only family and school friends all account are private
I have also just started TikTok literally only have 50 followers I now feel so so guilty I just feel so proud of him and just want to show our day to day life
I don’t know what to do now
My mum also has him a lot and does ‘grandma day care’ post on fb and only has her friends and family on there too
I don’t know what to do & I feel as though I should be able to post what I want but also don’t want him in any danger
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My mother in law has never really liked me. She called me a money grabbing slapper because her son earns good money and thinks I’m only with him and kept my child with him because of he’s money. Am I crazy for telling my partner to not have no contact with her for disrespecting me!
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My mil isnt close to my daughter, rarley see her (her doing)
Which means she just doesnt get my daughters personality at all.
Social wise my daughter takes after me, shes not a people person, shes pretty shy and hates people in her face or trying to make her laugh when she's clearly not in the mood.
When we see her she will still get in my daughters face trying to make her laugh, grabbing at her legs or arms (in a fun way- in her eyes)
My daughter doesnt like it and gets upset/angry.
This happens every time!!!! Like wtf
I want them to have a relationship but its like my mil cant be botherd actually making one instead she has to act the clown!
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My baby just turned 8 months and everything is still such a struggle.
I just totally didn't realise how hard having a baby is. Every new phase is hard and I'm constantly second guessing myself, wondering if I'm failing or doing the best that I can for my little boy. Every day feels like a fight and I'm exhausted.
I feel so bad that I wish away his baby months, and I can't wait until he's a proper little fun person toddling around and communicating with me.
I'm sad that this is not how I thought maternity leave would be. I thought it would be happier and full of love. Whereas it's exhausting, and full of anxiety.
Just sharing, in case others feel the same way. I know we'll get through this, but it's just bloody hard in the meantime...
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When you bring it to his attention.. he says he's a guest in my home basically. But as soon as he comes over his first stop is literally the kitchen. Because he has no food at his house.. I'm starving to think he literally just wants to come over to eat and snack. When we first started talking.. I used to make him breakfast but once I realized he didn't deserve that i stopped. He drinks up damn near all the sodas and water in the fridge. Eats up all my kids snacks.. I came in the kitchen this morning with one pop tart left, after there was a total of 4 in there. 4 packs of crackers left but 8 total came in the lil box all together.. lastnight he was literally back and fourth in the kitchen.. had about 2 or 3 sodas and atleast 2 bags of chips. Ate a pack of ramen noodles.. which he goes after almost everytime he comes over.. I just put groceries in my house last week. He will come over mainly on weekends because he works.. but never seem to have any money to take care of himself. Am i wrong for getting fed up with this ??
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So my partner of 9 years seems to have a stag do every year (crazy right) we have just recently moved im always at home with my son and daughter she is 8 months old and a handful she crawling pulling her self up and have many breakdowns a day and fights naps and once again he is going on yet another stag do next weekend for 4 days am I being unreasonable asking that I need help at home with the baby as I'm struggling to juggling everything with school runs shopping cleaning dinner etc and handling a baby who always on the go. Normally it don't bother me but I feel so unseen and unheard that my feelings don't matter to the point where I have emotionally shut down. Am I in the wrong for asking for help.

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