Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

A bit of a rant really, my husband works from 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday then when he gets home he will spend an hour in he the bathroom and then when I eventually say do you want to hold your son he says not really I just want an hour to myself. Which I give him, but he never comes to see his son unless it is forc...

Tell me if I’m an asshole. I’ve been hinting to my significant other that it’s been a long time since we had a date night. He calls me today and says reservations for dinner at 6pm be at my house by 5:15. I got so excited. Dolled myself up. Got here and come to find out it’s not just him and I. It’s him, I, his moth...

I finally decided to put my 1.5yrold in a nature center daycare. I've struggled with guilt for a long time. Tried babysitters to help me a few times a week. My husband's schedule is crazy rn and ever changing. I just decided since there's never going to be consistency with his work I'm going to have to find a diff...

Please don't judge me for this! I have a 19 month old lg and an 11 yr old my 11 yr old stays with my parents during the week and at mine on the weekend! This is due to my past and mental health professionals letting me down and they have even told me this themselves! Circumstances have changed since and I have full ...

I kept seeing all of these memes about the invisible mental load mom’s carry and I thought that didn’t apply to me as I’ve been lucky to have good support. I mostly stay home with my daughter and babysit for local families. I’m currently putting my daughter to sleep trying to hold back tears because I asked my hus...

so I’ve technically been a stay at home mom since my oldest was born, which is about three years ago now I did have a job before, but my husband has been the one providing while I stay home and now I have a newborn as well but I have found myself struggling like there are days where I just don’t wanna do anything an...

So my husbands friends initially didn’t like me, they actually told him he deserved better and wrote a long text to him basically saying I’m not the right girl I’m controlling all sorts (even though they knew me all of 5 minutes) Some context… my husband and I have been together for 6 years. He has a group of fri...

So I asked my husband for a divorce last weekend. The trigger essentially being finding out he was cheating online in an extremely vile way. (Lot of issues but all boils down to he’s a narcissist who views women as sexual objects). He’s since been staying at his parents since and won’t even communicate about anythin...

I've been feeling alot on neglect from my husband being long distance for 2 months now. We been having marriage problems for a year now and it's mainly lack of attention and he really withholds compliments now coming to 2 years. I've been still hurt about him cyber cheating before we got married. I found out after w...

I’m pregnant and keep feeling sad and disappointed because it almost feels like my partner forgets I’m pregnant sometimes, because nothing has changed. I still do most of the house work and have to ask him to do stuff. I wish he’d take over more because I’m pregnant and offer to do that without me asking. Or verball...

Hi. My baby just turned a year old this week and she is great and wonderful and the most amazing light in this world. My husband on the other hand… I think I’ve reached my limit. Backstory: I was a stay at home mom with my daughter for 10.5 months, I know her better than anyone. I also know how hard it can be be...

My partner is too strict on our son. His idea of discipline is to punish rather then guide! So sad. He forgets how young he is. Our son is really good natured and it's so unfair when he makes a mistake and my partner raises his voice and points at him etc. Our son looks so frightened and upset. I wish he understood ...

So my hubby and I recently adopted a 4 year old stray. He’s been neutered and vaccinated the whole shebang. We have a 3 month old baby boy and he sleeps in his crib in our bedroom, (I exclusively breastfeed so it’s easier to have my boy next to my bed in his crib). The first night mr kitty decided to jump into the c...

My 2 1/2 year old started pre school this week. I've never been able to afford childminders or nursery fees before the 15 free hours so relied on family members. This week he has struggled, tears, clinginess, napping (which he never does at home only at nursery) and they've said he might need to be picked up earlier...

I left my job at 28 weeks because I was moving and felt it was pointless to get a new one since I plan to be a stahm when the baby comes. I’m 34 weeks now and I feel like all I do is stay home and scroll my phone all day. I wanna break this cycle but I unfortunately don’t have my own car or a license so I mostly dep...

I am fed up!! My five year olds behavior from the beginning of school is getting worse . He just started Kindergarten in August and has been getting in trouble almost everyday since the start. I literally feel like a bad mom because I discipline him , take his stuff away , don’t allow him to do certain things and it...

3 Months postpartum. My daughter just had her second lot of needles. So she is very clingy. I honestly don’t even have time to eat. My milk supply has dropped. When oh when will I feel like myself again? I don’t want to make plans with friends and most family. I’m on the depot for the first time. Until I had my daug...

So my husband and I just had a beautiful baby boy 6 months ago. I’m a first time mom(he’s a 2nd time dad) so a lot of learning, sleepless night, stress and etc Mom stuff. We both work, currently he’s away for work(a week) this is the second time he’s been away and I’ve had to be alone with the baby. It’s not a prob...

I have been married 3 years, have 2 under 2 now. Husband called his parents over after we argued to “help” us solve the problem. He has done this numerous times before. The argument started off because I was crying, and when he asked why I was crying, I said that it was because MIL wasn’t talking to me when we went ...

I feel so lost. I love my boyfriend. He’s an amazing guy and we connect so well. Laugh and joke and have the same goals and all. But when he drinks he is a different person. My son is 5 months old and my bf about a halfway through my pregnancy started to drink a lot. He would drink about a bottle of rum every other ...