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Shocked at husband

After our 6 month old finished eating his banana my husband put the baby’s silicone plate on the floor for the dog to lick off the banana. I didn’t realize until an hour later I saw the baby’s plate on the floor. I FREAKED OUT! I asked him why it was in the floor and he said it was for our dog and then he grabbed th...

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being ignored

My bf is upset with me because he didn’t receive head this morning…he said i “denied him”. When I didn’t. I walked away when he was just on his phone but moments before he asked for it and I said yeah and then i tried having a conversation with him. He’s been quiet all day 🙁 isn’t this mental abuse? Not…

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he thought about cheating

i want to start this by saying i have always thought of my fiance as being extremely loyal and devoted towards me. he deleted his entire following on social media, always calmed my worries or didn’t even get into situations where i would question him, and has been there for me since day one. he was cheated on by his...

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BABIES BULLYING BABIES?

So back story I had a playdate with my daughter and another little girl and my friends daughter the entire time continuously pulled my daughter down threw things at her pinched her and bit her I love the little girl but my daughter left with bruises and marks is it worth taking her back or what would you mommy's do ...

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Partner obsessed with boundaries for toddler

Hi all, I am slightly losing my mind over here. Our toddler, like all toddlers at this age, is going through a developmental leap and is bit more grumpy than usual and also doing the usual toddler little short cries if she doesn't get her way or can't do something she's trying to do. My partner has got obsessed with...

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How to keep calm?!

I’m loving being a mum and my 16 week old baby is so good sleeping through the night and in great health. My partner works from home and looks after LO frequently, also does a lot of cooking and cleaning. So why do o keep losing my patience with him?! Today he has asked where the thermometer is, where the waterpro...

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Ultimatums

I told my baby daddy quit the booga suga or we are done done. Wow he actually decided to go stay with a friend for free rent and said If i unconditionally loved him I'd be more understanding and patient and not let it get in between us. He says I'm more impatient , mean and short and snippy and smartass and less af...

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Fucking had enough of BM

So back story, me and my fiancé have been together for years and his BM has always be a straight up cunt. When I had a miscarriage, she mocked us and then when I had my baby last year she started playing the guilt card saying “old child out, new one in” My SS is 11 and I adore him so much, we have such a good rela...

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I’m struggling & unhappy in my marriage.

I’m at this point in my relationship, where I just… I don’t feel happy. I don’t feel fulfilled. I don’t feel loved or like I want to love my husband. I hardly look at him. We hardly laugh, joke, smile, etc. I don’t want to look at him. I don’t want anything to do with him. We’ve been together for going on 4 years in...

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Am I wrong?

Okay so my boyfriend works for an oil field company and is gone a lot. It’s just me with my child most of the time, well his family never asks to see our son, never reaches out or asks if I need help with him. Well when he’s home they all of a sudden want to see our son and oh how they just miss and love him so much...

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Being unwell

So me my LO and now my husband have all been unwell, tested for Covid but negative not that it matters anymore anyway. Is it just me or is it normal to really find the motivation and keep your LO busy when you have all been unwell, I’ve not taken him to soft play or toddlers recently as I don’t want bugs passed on...

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Nanny took baby in car without permission

I’m just 2.5 weeks back to work and today was the first day that the nanny was home with the baby without my husband working in the basement. He came home to find that she had left with our baby in her car. We had no idea where they went and I even told her I don’t feel comfortable with him in the car before she sta...

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Nursery

Hi I was just wondering if any one else’s little ones is like this my little girl changed nursery last year settled really well into the new one really confident but she’s changed into the bigger room the end for February she settled well but now the nursery teacher keeps saying she’s really quiet in the room at ho...

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Am I being sensitive or is my sister-in-law rude?

My husband and I have been together for SIXTEEN years. His family lives about six hours from us (by car). Every time his sister wants to come to the city we live in she only reaches out to him to see if she can stay at our home. Woman to woman I think it’s completely rude to not include me in her request being th...

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Lost temper

My LO has been really challenging lately and having extreme meltdowns. He come home from his Nana’s yesterday and I had a really busy hectic day in work and he was just screaming about everything, he asked for something I give it to him then he would scream no, he was throwing himself on the floor. He broke his drin...

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One Thing After Another

Ladies, let me just tell u how my day went. Maybe u need a laugh or to relate. I woke up to my fiance coughing blood and not going to work for the 3rd time this week. (He’s the only one working rn). My debit card has been double charged for a few things. My engagement ring repairment was ready to be picked up but it...

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