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Do you believe kids benefit with both parents in the house hold even if they’re miserable with one another or happier apart and co-parenting

Thinking about ending it, this is our second go around. We spent a year apart and I felt my kids ages 7 and 2 suffered for the first 6months (behavioral problems ect) then they adjusted. We decided after a year to let go of hurt and anger and try to get back together. I really worked on myself, found myself and did ...

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About mother in law.

So my mother in law hardly sees my kids. And when she comes over to visit she expects us to make her dinner and she always comes sick and my boyfriend doesn’t have the heart to tell her to not come over and she wants to hold my 2 month old. The last time she was at my house she went and told my boyfriend that she wa...

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Question

I’ve been with this man for 6 years we have a son , but I started to notice a lot of things he wasn’t okay with me doing he’s doing and says it’s not a problem now . I started to notice he gets random outbursts of anger and gripped me by the wrist and yanked me towards the bed and called me a dumb ass , the night be...

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Am I overreacting?

So it’s been over 2 months now and my mom who lives like 20 minutes away still hasn’t come to see my baby. 😑 it’s always some kind of excuse, it’s too cold, I have yard work to do…. She’s never been much of a grandma to my kids but dang, I would think she’d be excited to meet her. I could go to her house but isn’t…

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Would anyone talk to their mother-in-law about your husbands affair?

Would anyone talk to their mother in law about your husbands infidelity? I've only recently found out and am in head spins and think I want to speak with someone. I don't know if speaking to my MIL is the right thing to do ??? I don't know if I want to stay or leave We've been together 12 and a half years, marrie...

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Why are men like this

How come when moms don't feel good or whatever the dad's get to just ignore us and the kiddo, get mad when we say there the reason the kid is jumping on us when they go over to us and start tickling the kid but when they are sick they expect to be able to lay around and do whatever but we still have to do everything...

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How yall leaving the house

I want to get out, go the coffee shop, go to the mall, but I don’t know how to time it and I see other moms going on and idk how they are doing it. My baby doesn’t mind car rides as long as the car is moving and the dummy is in her mouth if she needs. So a full stomach diaper changed, and in the car seat is what j t...

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Fiance doesn’t do anything

So my fiancé stays at home with our 2 year old 3 times a week and works 2 days. I am also pregnant just found out. But I’m feeling annoyed with him he never takes her out, he stays in all the time with her. He never cleans the house, it’s always messy. He always leaves it to me to clean. I feel absolutely drained. ...

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Me and partner keep arguing

Me and my partner we are both 19 expecting our second child we keep arguing lately over petty things. He calls me names such as c**nt and d***khead and he says he doesn’t mean it and he won’t do it again I say I deserve better and he goes “find someone better then” so I took my engagement ring of and gave it back to...

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Attention

Has anyone not gotten enough attention from their husband that they started wanting it from other people.. not cheating but wouldn’t mind being called pretty by others.. I honestly wouldn’t be able to tell you the last time my husband has said I was pretty/sexy anything like that. If I ever dress up or get my hair d...

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I like to spend a 1:1 day with my kids for their birthday, but my 1 year old keeps getting sick so I haven’t been able to do a fun day with her yet. She’s feeling better and I have the day off tomorrow, but I’m booked for a workout class.

I’ve been trying to get back into workout classes which I love, I’ve done 2 this month and it’s been good for my physical and mental health, I’d love to go weekly. But I feel terrible that it’s been almost a month and I haven’t celebrated my baby’s birthday. I could do both tomorrow but then I’d feel bad since she d...

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Cleaning whilst toddler is in room

Random Q - do you clean whilst your toddler is in the room. I really want to try keep on top of cleaning now I’m back to work 4 days a week. I wouldn’t be spraying lots of harsh chemicals but I want to hoover and duster. Wipe sides down whilst she is playing. I would use the Milton anti bac spray Would the dus...

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Support from BD

I’m curious as a first time mum, how much I should expect my partner to be there for me when the baby is here. We currently don’t live together, I’m in my 2nd trimester, but plan to at some point closer to baby’s arrival… He tells me he will be here for me etc. he doesn’t express how or take initiative to learn how....

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Still in the roomate phase

I am 12 weeks PP and to be honest I am only just starting to feel a bit more myself again. I’m still very achy and struggling to do a lot after my c section. But me and my partner are still very much in the roommate phase and it’s getting me down a bit. He leaves at 7am for work and comes home between 5–6pm and w...

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Should I be worried about my little boys development?

So my little one goes to nursery a few mornings a week and enjoys his time there. However he’s just turned 2 and they always do different activities eg painting, playing with shaving foam and play dough. They put photos up nearly everyday, when they have put photos up of his room, he doesn’t seem to be doing an ac...

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MIL rude comments about new baby

My partner has 2 kids from a previous relationship (8 & 10) who my MIL and FIL absolutely adore and are clearly the favourite grandkids. We had our first daughter 2 years ago and while MIL & FIL do come around to see her, it's always when the other 2 SK's are here and they interact more with the other 2. I mostly ju...

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Advice needed

Help I just had my daughters nursery teacher tell me she’s the mean girl of nursery and I really don’t know how to approach this she has attitude at home but I thought that it was normal stuff but I’ve never heard of a kid in nursery being called a mean girl

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Jealous

I'm so jealous of my husband. I'm with our 4 month old daughter 24/7 and will play with her all the time, but the rare times my husband has her he makes her belly laugh all the time. Even if I do the same things she still will only belly laugh with him. I got her laughing for a couple minutes but that's it. She's al...

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Am I being fair here?

I do all the weekly shopping which includes sorting dinner for the week and lunch for everyone (myself, husband and toddler). Ive been doing all the lunch and dinner planning, I also prepare dinner and lunch for everyone. I usually prepare lunch Sunday evening ready for the week for everyone. My husband normally pac...

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Child interactions

Really playing on my mind. My Lil girl is 3 next week and she still doesn't have a interest in playing with other children. She goes to nursery 2 days a week. Nursery have also told me that she plays along side other children but doesn't play with them or interact with them.. She is slightly behind in speech which m...

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