Park etiquette? Making friends?

I feel a little embarrassed to even be asking this but I am terrible at being social and making friends.

Today my son (he’s 22 months) was trying to make friends at the park, it was super cute, but all the kids were a bit older 5-10 I’m guessing. He kept going up and saying hi, followed by his minion language, and the kids just seemed annoyed and gave me the “get your baby” look. I totally get it, they are kids, not upset at them at all. I’m more upset at myself because I didn’t know how to help him, was I supposed to pull him away from the kids or let them figure it out?
How do I help him make friends when I see people with kids his age? I brought a beech ball and offered it for them both to play there was 1 other toddler the parent seemed to pull their kid away, I’m like 😳 did I scare the people… the parent was right there. I hate my social anxiety. Anyway.
Main questions. Am I supposed to pull him away from kids that don’t seem to want to play with him? ( they kept getting up and he kept following them till I pulled him away) 💔
And. Tips on making toddler friends at the park.

Thank you

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What would you do in this instance?

My son just started year 1. When I picked him up on friday ( second day of school) he was very upset. Said this boy said he doesn’t like my son because he has a bad haircut.

My son was realllyyy upset. The day before I had spoken to the boys mum during pick up and she seemed nice.

The thing is, they just mixed the classes for year one and the other boy wasn’t in his class before. But when we went to the summer fair just before the school closed ( the school hosted it) the boy was there and my son said how he was being mean to my son and his friend in the playground.

What should I do ? Should I dismiss it for now, or speak to the teacher?
What should I say to the teacher?

I don’t want to seem like I am complaining the first week of school, but I don’t want my son to come home upset either.

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Hi Moms,

Remember my post about joining the Navy and potentially leaving my son with my husband while I’m away? The arrangement was contingent on me sending him all of the housing allowance, plus additional financial support.

There is a history of DV, and so many of you warned me that putting myself in that position could be extremely risky. You told me not to do it.

Well… update.

While I was helping my husband rebuild his resume and update his professional profiles, including LinkedIn, I discovered that he had been talking to another woman.

He denied it until I showed him what I found. Then he became quiet. No remorse. Nothing.

I didn’t want him anywhere near me after that, so I made him sleep on the floor.

Over Labor Day weekend, he spent the night somewhere else.

Then, to my absolute shock, I found out that he had sent naked pictures of me to friends, even his own brother.

He also took our only car without telling me where he was going and took all of the bank cards with him.

At this point, part of me just wants to go straight to the police and then to a DV shelter.

I’m nauseous. I keep feeling like I want to shower over and over again.

And in the middle of all of this, my son keeps asking me, “Where is Daddy?”

That is the part that breaks me.

I keep thinking about packing a bag, taking my child and leaving the moment I have the opportunity.

Then another part of me thinks about the trauma and instability this could create for my little boy. Maybe I should find a job, quietly become financially independent, prepare everything properly and then get us out.

I don’t know anymore.

My husband is 18 years older than me. I’m an expat here with no family support system, yet somehow I am expected to provide for him AND our son while trying to rebuild my own life.

I AM TIRED.

Tired of princess men.

Tired of liars.

Tired of being in survival mode.

And guess who looks like the bad person through the eyes of my son?

Me.

Because he is too little to understand what his father is doing, and I will not put that burden on his little soul or tell him adult things he should never have to carry.

As I’m writing this, it’s 2 pm the next day and he still isn’t home.

I genuinely don’t know whether I should pack our things and leave now, or stay long enough to secure a job and financially prepare my exit.

I could really use advice from moms who have been through something similar, especially those who had to leave without family nearby.

This is so hard

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...

Am I being unreasonable

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.

any advice???

my son is about to be 17 months old, and i reaalllyyyyyyy need some advice on how to brush his teeth with him throwing himself around going all red and doing that not breathing cry because that boy damn over exaggerates, and i can’t lie it’s so so difficult to do and deal with, i don’t want him to have any issues with his teeth before any dentist appointments
how can i make it calm for him and him realise that it’s all okay! and really not that bad of a thing! also he fidgets so much he makes himself bleed and i don’t like it :(

Nursery worries

My son had 4 settling in sessions at nursery and they went really well. His first full day last Wednesday he had a few tears but after a nap there he had a great day! Last Friday he went in well and happy but they rang me after 3 hours to come collect him ASAP as he had a temperature of 38. When I went to collect him, he was in the corner on his own really upset. I knew straightaway he didn't have a temperature. I took him home and it was 36.1. He had a long nap and has been great all weekend. The staff were really off with me when I collected him. Off in the sense, didn't really talk or explain how he had been while he was there. I've been worried all weekend now. I felt like they couldn't have been bothered. It broke my heart seeing him sitting there on his own upset. I hope I'm just reading in to it too much. I have no problem having to come collect him but it worries me when they said he had a temp when he didn't. I think I'm just looking for some reassurance from this post..