I CREATED A VELCRO GORILLA GLUE BABY 😭😂

Listen… I really thought I was doing a great job making sure my daughter knows Mommy is always going to be there for her. 🥹🩷

I wanted her to feel safe. I wanted her to know that when she cries, Mommy comes. When she needs comfort, Mommy is there. When she wants cuddles, Mommy is basically on-call. 😂

WELL… SHE TOOK THAT INFORMATION VERY SERIOUSLY. 😭

I think I accidentally created a Velcro Gorilla Glue baby.

She can sleep peacefully on me like I’m a luxury mattress at the Ritz-Carlton… but the SECOND I try to put her in the bassinet:

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“EXCUSE ME… WHERE THE HELL ARE WE GOING?” 😂

Ma’am. I am literally two feet away. 😭

I can’t eat without her.
I can’t shower without her.
I can’t use the bathroom without her knowing my exact location. 😂
And apparently, putting her down for five minutes is considered abandonment in this household.

And the crazy part is… I LOVE IT. 🥹❤️

As a single mom, I want my daughter to grow up knowing that she has a safe place in me and that Mommy will always show up for her.

But respectfully…

MOMMY ALSO NEEDS TO EAT. 😂😭

So Velcro baby moms, PLEASE HELP ME. 😂

How do you keep giving your baby that security and attachment while also teaching them that it’s okay to be put down, sleep in their own space, and let Mommy walk away for a few minutes without acting like she has been abandoned on a deserted island? 😭😂

Because I want her to know “Mommy is always here.”

But I also need her to understand:

“Mommy is always here… just not physically attached to you every second.” 😂🩷

Signed,
A mom who apparently gave birth to her own emotional-support backpack. 😭😂

in our community

Am I wrong to feel uneasy?

My son goes to nursery two days a week. Every child is assigned an adult/ member of staff. My son is two and a half and has had this lady for nearly a year, she tells him she loves him every time I pick him up and I overheard her getting him to say I love you to the moon and back to her.
Am I in the minority thinking this is a bit much?

Why offer to do something but make me feel guilty about it?

My period is due in a couple days, I'm so hangry and jjust want some salty crisps. I mentioned it in passing as I'm putting the kids to bed and my husband goes "do you want me to go shops?" So I say oh yeh please, and then he starts moaning as he's getting his shoes on like "you were out earlier why didn't you get them then? Should've just got something when you were out" etc etc. I'm like if you don't want to go out, then don't? I didn't ask, you offered.. No point in doing a nice thing but then making the person feel guilty about it. Like, I wouldn't mind going myself once I had put the kids down to bed. Honestly.. Yes I could've got something when I was out, but I had a million and one other things to remember to grab, whilst dealing with a baby and a toddler. Then I'm home, making dinner, doing the laundry, making sure bags are packed for tomorrow, doing bathtime and bedtime myself, like my mind is never thinking about what I want for myself... He could've offered to do bedtime and I would've happily went out myself. Or he could've just not offered at all if he couldn't be bothered. All I said was "I could go some crisps" literally..

4 year old scratched new neighbours car with her finger nails

Moving stuff into property at the time and cctv caught my daughter running her hands over the car and there's faint nail scratches on the car. I've stated that its cheaper to by the stuff to do it yourself and I don't mind buying that but they want to get it done at the garage and I can't pay their prices (at least they didn't go to claim on insurance like they originally wanted to do). I'm a newly single mum and had to emergency leave the property due a leak in the roof and bedroom wall is falling apart. So I've had to get rid of furniture as it didn't fit through house as well as a oven, washing machine and tumble as I didn't already have one and need to replace wardrobes etc. So I'm freaking out over this because I know she done it and I want to be neighbourly as we will be living by each other for years to come but I can't afford it. Its barely noticeable and she's got other marks on her car and its not even an expensive car.
What shall I do?

Scenario: you coach at different schools and you have no say in which school you're assigned. You get assigned your stepdaughters school. You have to coach her whole school but there are rules. How are you going about it?

For example, you can't hug the children you coach. You have to try to remain a physical distance to cover yourself because things happen and he/she said won't cover your job. You're also not a teacher or school aid and don't want the kids looking at you as anything other than "coach." I imagine a 5 year old is more than excited to have an adult they're comfortable with as their school coach and will want everyone else to be jealous 😂 especially this 5 year old.

Husband is furious…

He puts my daughter to sleep now cause she just wants to play when I try to. And I needed his car keys to get something from the car and they were in the room where he’s putting my daughter to sleep. So I texted him and he didn’t reply like he usually does so I thought they both might asleep so I opened the door and I ended up waking f her up as soon as she was about to finally fall asleep and ruined it… now he’s texting me saying how he’s furious and that I ruined everything and wasting even more of his time having to pay her back to sleep and he’s so angry… i admit I fucked up and should’ve just waited but is he overreacting??

First holiday

Heading on our first holiday to Greece in a couple of weeks with our six month old. What are the key things we should be taking/ tips for both for making the flight as easy as possible and for whilst we are there?