Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

I've been with my husband for 15 years now. He's the shy type. I'm more outgoing and we tend to compliment each other very well. He chooses to not have friends, he has people who try to initiate friendship often but he's happy spending time with myself and our daughter. Which I think is a bit sad (as it's good to h...

Idk how these things go but I’m just going to say it. Me and my partner have been together for 10+yrs. Last night we got into an argument and he slept on the couch. This morning I go downstairs to apologize for the night before but as I walked into the living room. There he was drunk and asleep. I look up at the tv ...

Please advise. So as of today I’ve got a 2 weeks notice from my so called partner to find somewhere else to live and a job with our 17month old baby. I’ve never went back to work after my maternity has finished as our plan was that I stay at home with the baby till he is 3 years old. We’ve been having problems bu...

I found out a day ago my ex/friend of 11years had passed away, To give an honest answer we were friends, then were together for 5years, mutually ended, stayed close friends/worked together for 2years then I moved jobs & the last 2.5years we have not really spoke more general congratulations messages/happy birthday,...

I don’t enjoy sex with my partner any more, he’s very good looking but tbh not sexy, he acts like it’s a chore to initiate it, he never just grabs me spontaneously and it feels like he only ever wants it when he wakes in the morning with a hard on. Yes I’ve put on a little weight and I’m not always in the mood but ...

Me and my ex fiancé have split we have a 10 week old and I’m stuck living in the house he owns. After a horrific pregnancy where I was really ill (hg throughout) he went to a strip club and paid for lap dances. I went through his phone and found out in the first year he had cheated with so many women and even escor...

Hi all just wondering who has experienced LO crying when dropping off at nursery and how long did it take them to settle? My boy is just two in March and went the first 5 days (3 days one week tue,wed,thu then 2 days the next week tue & wed) no problem no tears at all then on the 6th day Thursday he was so sad, crie...

My husband said tonight get up the stairs before I drag you up by your ankles. Our just turned two year old is very slow and easily distracted as he climbs the stairs one step at a time. It's 7.30pm and my husband has had both children for an hour whilst I worked and I can hear in his voice he has no patience left s...

So I’ve been with my boyfriend for 6 years we’ve got a 2 year old and newborn. Every Christmas at his mums his WHOLE family come over at like 9am😣 this is not my vibe a chilled morning opening and playing with presents is my preference, but I do it for his sake. Although, it’s the family type that literally only…

If your husband consistently looks up polyamory and uses it to justify his cheating in the past would you leave him? Context: I work full-time from home, run my own business, and I’m the breadwinner. We have a 2-month-old baby, and I still handle almost everything around the house. Today while I was out with my mom ...

So anyone have a father in-law that is dirty as hell, and doesn't do shit besides sit on his lazy ass and do whatever the fuck he wants, let me tell you think I spend the hole weekend cleaning, and catching up on dishes from Easter a Week ago mid you, and my daughter is over here crying there is literally 4 other a...

My 12 year old is starting to get really bold these days. He’s a good kid over all but How can I nip this in the bud? This morning he was disrespectful as I was getting my 3 year old ready for daycare and about to take him to school. I won’t get into specifics but he’s been testing waters lately and getting “smart” ...

Ok so I’ve got one child (3.5 years) and tbh not sure I’ll be having any more. Obviously he gets a lot of attention from me and my partner and his grandparents too. Do you think if I give in to him wanting attention (i.e to play) that he could grow up thinking that’s normal and be a bit spoilt?

Hi In January I left an abusive relationship and the break up was really bad I have a two year old and work full time also helping my sick dad. My baby daddy reported me to police for abuse because I was trying to leave him, at this moment makes my life a living hell, and at this point very exhausted. My dad lived w...

Let me say first, I adore my husband. However, during this pregnancy I am experiencing bouts of anger and rage towards him because I am often taking on the bulk of housework on my own. I have not had the easiest pregnancy and am still doing about 95% of the work on my own in my free time. We both work full time jobs...

I just wanted to put a message of support to all other parents out there currently navigating the terrible 2s. We are in the thick of it, with tantrums, growling, hitting out, and straight up telling me “no” to everything. This morning we had a tantrum because I gave him the breakfast he had asked for- oh how hard i...

This is my second kid but first breastfed baby. My baby is 6 weeks old and still feeding every 1-1.5 hours during the day (but gives me 3-4 hour stretches at night) and I tried stretching it to every 2 hours during the day but then she woke up more at night. She’s also gassy so she needs mylicon throughout the day t...

My spouse and I have a 2 year old, and im 37 weeks pregnant with our second. He's the primary provider, and I a stay at home mum. My dad passed the year our 2 year old was born and left me with about 1600 a month pension of his. Its my financial responsibility to pay for the household groceries and other items (fo...

LO is 5 months. I've been getting frustrated with my husband so easily, and I'm starting to feel that we're getting disconnected. He went on a bit of a downward spiral a couple of years ago where he was underperforming at work, had debt problems and was struggling to deal with grief, which accumulated to his bad ...

My little boy had his first settling in session at nursery today. He went in super happy playing started playing with some toys, come and showed me once then went off and didn’t come back. After about 15 mins of him playing I left the room to see if he would look for me. He was ok for 10 mins then couldn’t find me a...