Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My mother in law visiting for a week and I have a toddler and a 2 months infant. I was expecting she’s here to help me out. But everytime I asked her for help taking my toddler or holding my infant she complains about her knee pain & other excuses. This Sunday we are making feast for my infant baptism and I asked he...

So my MIL lives with us. My fiancé is her only child and she’s single. Basically she isn’t going anywhere lol. We used to get on fine when I was dating her son. Now we live together and since I have had my baby she gets involved in everything. There are clear boundary issues that I have to addressed with my partne...

I find it so odd that people have a problem with me holding my baby often. My baby is nine weeks old. And attends daycare 9 to 5 Tuesday through Friday. I just recently came off from maternity leave. And I spent most of my day just missing my baby. So when I pick my baby up after work, I hold her for most of the nig...

I love my baby and sometimes I’m Overwhelmed, tired, resentful that hubby is out for the weekend and I’m on my own. It’s my first baby and it’s just the three of us in our home. Baby is currently in 4 month sleep regression and recently had jabs. Baby was crying loads and I felt fed up,hot and a quick pang of frus...

Couple Question ladies! 1)Should your BD contact you regarding the wellbeing of their child or should you contact them instead? 2)if I’m not comfortable to leave my son with his BD for personal reasons as well as the fact my BD has no idea about my sons day to day schedule is that unfair of me? 3) right now I’...

Hi everyone, I don't know if I'm being an absolute idiot by being upset but I just feel like I'm failing as a mum. My little one isn't hitting any milestones at all, to the point he's not clapping, waving, hasn't said any words and won't even answer to their name. When I pick them up from nusery they don't even look...

How much would you expect your spouse to help with the baby or house chores if they work full time (& you're currently on maternity leave?)

I’ve got two boys, 3 years old and 3 months old. He barely does anything and I’ve asked him to help me more since our first child was born and there’s always an excuse or reason why he can’t. Or if he does, he does a crap job or messes up so I do it anyway. I’ve had enough I resent him so much. He says I’m abusive t...

What’s it mean when I’m talking to my boyfriend and he always shuts his eyes or like rolls them? I told him he does this and he raised his voice at me trying to shut me up. Well he does do this. What’s it even mean? No I can’t ask him again cuz he will blow a fuse. Maybe a brain annerysn idk. Yes I know I didn’t spe...

This is going to sound so childish but life was so much easier when I could just go out with my boyfriend and go back home to a house that was cleaned and food on the table. I feel like everything is a chore. Looking after kids, cooking 3 meals, preparing snacks, cleaning, activities for kids, cooking for husband,...

My 6 year old daughter was sleeping and I woke up because I heard her crying as she was asleep and I had woke her up since she needs to go to school and as she woke up she was tearing up I asked her what was wrong if she had a bad dream and she told me yes that her dad (step dad) hit her super hard and it hurt that ...

My husband has his own construction business and just hired a receptionist about 2 months ago. Ever since then, any time he mentions her name in passing or says he’s going to the office I get immediately ANGRY. Mind you she is much older than he so I am not worried in that regard. I don’t let on that I am angry but ...

What would you expect your partner to do in terms of looking after baby/house chores if he works full time and you're currently on maternity leave? Most he does currently is wash dishes after dinner and put things away, and I feel like I've enabled this because I would just do everything else because its quicker, c...

I’m having trouble shaking the resentment I feel towards my husband. He is carrying on like he did before baby and helps “when he can,” which usually means evenings and weekends, unless he can find something else to do with that time that serves him better, like working more or his own self care. In my brain, I’m ha...

I have been seeing this guy for 6+ months. We have been taking it very slow because I haven’t wanted to jump into anything serious as I dont feel ready and haven’t done since me and my ex of 8 years broke up - he knew all this… the last month he has been really banging on about a proper relationship and moving in al...

So my husband went to his cuma prayer as usual. My husband said The imam did a talk mentioning how market place is bad and shaitan loves it as you end up wasting time and buying things. And that it’s also filled with women who are dressed up but at home they don’t dress up. And that women wear perfume outside but he...

I'm 20 weeks pregnant with my 4th and depressed and anxious. This pregnancy was unplanned and had a rough start when I found out at my first prenatal appointment that I had a blood clot. I was terrified and have been anxious since. My husband has been little to no help. He hasn't been to any of my appointments. I'm ...

My husband got home from work today and just instantly started complaining about how annoying it is that the house is always a mess. First of all, it's not always a mess, I clean, tidy and do chores every day, as well as looking after baby and going out with him somewhere once a day. Baby and I are loaded with a co...

So I’m currently pregnant with my second and my first is 3 going on 4 … I have been so to the point where I don’t feel like doing anything I cook clean and husband is always working and I don’t have family near by… my son is constantly wanting to play and I feel guilty that I literally want to rest … what I’m gettin...

Anyone else's husband barely say a word to them? We used to talk for hours for the first few years but now it's impossible to have a conversation with him. Eg. I'll ask how he is and he will say, "I'm me" and never elaborate. I'll ask him how he slept and he will respond with "I slept" but refuse to say how he slept...