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Single moms in hospitality

Hi!! I’m just looking for advice from other single moms, my daughter is 10 months old and I left her father about 6 weeks ago (drug addict, I was granted full custody) and had to go back to work to support us, problem being in Canada childcare is so hard to get, and I work in hospitality management in the nearest city. I love my job, and just got a very good raise, but I am struggling to find childcare that isn’t crazy expensive and also is flexible with my hours. My mom was helping me but isn’t willing anymore, is there any other single hospitality mommas that can give advice?

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I need your opinion on if this is weird or what?

My husband acts like he gave birth to our child. Our child just turned one and he will act like a single dad even when I'm there holding him and struggling to make a bottle or do other things when holding our son. If any chores like food shopping or cleaning needs to be done then he would rather stay home with our son and I do it. I'm starting to feel resentful because I want to actually be a mum that gets to chill and not do everything but he is a great dad. He's just lazy when it comes to chores. What do I do ladies?

3 month growth spurt ?

My baby is drooling a lot, touching his gums, sleeping 30 min naps, very sensitive and fussy, very congested at night, I have to use saline water and suction his boogies. Is all of these part of the 3 month growth spurt ? Teething? Or is he getting a cold again ? We just got off of a cold too … I want to take him to the pediatrician but my husband says that we will be exposing him to sick babies. Any advice ? 🙈

Potty training

Question where do you start with potty training my son is two and I genuinely don’t know where to start with potty training and how do you make it fun for them tips would be useful

Single Mom New Home Heartbreak

I cannot express how hard I tried, how badly everything keeps going and how heartbroken I feel. I separated from my sons father due to the toxic nature of the relationship and wanting my son away from it.

I killed myself to come up with funds to buy my first ever home and now on top of everything else that has gone wrong they found asbestos in the popcorn ceiling. I’m genuinely feeling defeated. I don’t have child support because it entails a legal battle and I had to choose between that or getting my child and myself a home instead of living out of a single bedroom indefinitely. I don’t feel safe about my home now. Any advice?

Needy 3 year old

My lo is so needy, every minute of everyday and I’m starting to lose the plot. She can’t/wont play independently if I’m around, which means I spend 12/14 hours a day playing with her. It doesn’t matter what she’s playing; pretend play/arts and crafts etc I have to play. If I go to sit down she whines, if I go in another room she cries and I’m so over it. The only way I can get 5 minutes is to put her in front of a screen, which of course make me feel like a shit mum. She’s not like this with her dad, she’ll happily play independently when it’s just him and her. Everyday is just starting to feel so long and I count down the hours till bedtime 😮‍💨 shouldn’t she be able to play a little on her own without a screen? I can’t keep this up, my brain is so overstimulated everyday I can feel myself getting more and more agitated

Please don’t judge me 😢

I’ve got a two year old girl who is my world, and I’m pregnant with baby #2 who I found out recently is a boy. I feel so, so terrible and guilty writing this but I want to get it off my chest. I’ve only ever grown up around women - I have a sister, a daughter, and I’m close to my mum. My husband isn’t that close to his sister and he’s close to his mum but not like I am. I really wanted to give my daughter a sister, to have the same bond hopefully I’ve got. I guess I just look at my husbands family and I worry that he will distance himself one day 😩 I know it’s so silly to think, but because I’ve never really grown up around boys (including cousins) I feel completely out of touch with being a “boy mom”. That being said, I’m so so grateful for the gift of having another baby join our family, a little boy who I’ll raise into a great young man. I guess I’m just looking to hear from people who might’ve felt the same or , who are close to their brothers 💛