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So I’m from the U.K., and Mothers Day this year was the 19th March. I didn’t make a giant effort but I still made sure I got a card and a little something from my girl to give to her mum. But her mum is so selfish about these types of things. She hasn’t even wished me a Happy Fathers Day, no...

This is a little long so stick with me.since last week my 7 yo son and I have been battling allergies but at odd times - coughing, sneezing, headaches, the usual. Last Friday my guts started hurting and until Tuesday night I was keeping nothing in my system. I’m vaccinated BTW, but I was still...

It’s been a rough week so I gotta just rant for a second. I have a 3 and 6 year old. Both my husband and I work full time. By the time everybody gets home on the week-days, I have to make dinner. When dinner is over, we begin what is the massive shitshow of our bedtime routine. We then get...

I went into the hospital because of some spotting I was experiencing (I'm 21 weeks now, short cervix at 2.6cm and slight funneling when pressure is applied at 1.0 cm) and they sent me to L&D to get checked. The nurses there were so sweet, but the doctors.... I was seen by a Doctor and a second...

Taking a poll to make us moms all feel better. I feel like social media shows us perfect babies and perfect moms most of the time and sometimes that’s makes me feel like I’m failing bc my baby isn’t doing that! Give me your “mom fail” moments we can all relate to.

Yes this is about the US. When I took my most recent (0% paid) maternity leave, I took ~9 weeks. My dumbass forgot that my 12 months of paychecks is actually 9 months of paychecks spread out over 12 months. So my dumbass forgot that while I only missed 5 paydays, that’s actually just over 8...

New account, new start I guess,… Warning,… Life story. Might be a long, non-sensical read. Today I think is Day 1. - I think the purpose of this is just to clear my mind and reach out to absolutely anyone who’s listening. I’m a proud dad to 3 amazing boys, 13yrs, 11yrs and 8yrs. They are here...

My daughter is starting Kinder in August and we also have a 2 year old. We both WFH so haven’t been too strict about bedtimes but now that our daughter will have to go to school soon, we are trying. And I just don’t understand how you all make it work. By the time work is over it’s 5/5:30. We...

Just grumpy about this and have no one to vent to… anyone else annoyed by this in their jobs ? So just a little edit to add: I DO block off my calendar, but my boss and her boss just schedule over it and I’m expected to make it work. I have boundaries, not going to work more than 40… just...

My first (and only) baby will be 5 months old this weekend. I returned to work full-time as an associate attorney after 3 months. I enjoy working, although I am at a firm, I do litigation, and my job is high stress. Under no circumstances do I want to be a SAHM (I sort of became Jack...

I work for a Fortune 100 company in the U.S. My corner of the company is more mission driven than others, and my work is technical and stimulating, so I've found reasons to stay over the years. The maternity leave benefits are good for the U.S., but that doesn't mean much -- six weeks paid...

I went back to work last week. I didn’t really think about it too much until I started. And now I’m dealing with the roller coaster.. I’m actually enjoying going back more than I thought but my baby is having a really hard time adjusting. Which also makes it hard for me at the same time. I...

I’ve been back for maternity leave for 6 weeks. My boss left last week for a 2.5 week vacation. We are smack in the middle of our busy season. The workload has always been manageable (and often light even) for me before, but they’ve made some changes while I was out that have increased the...

I’ve been dating someone for about 7 months. I’ve finally introduced him to my son about a month ago. Sometimes he tries to help me by stepping in and parenting my 9 year old son. This makes me absolutely furious. I feel like he’s stepping on my toes, and I’ve mentioned several times I’m not...

Just as title says. I just confronted him about it. He says that no drugs are allowed in the house. Instead, they do them downstairs in the basement in front of the woodstove. We share custody 50/50, so I doubt he's allowing them to use (ketamine) while she's (2 y/o) there, but still. I feel...

Single mom here, we've recently become homeless, and shortly after lost our car. Our landlord wanted to charge more rent, so didn't renew our lease, and my co signer had said she's pay the car for a little bit while we got back on our feet, then I found out she didn't when it was gone one...

As parents, we often wonder if our babies can actually get bored. The answer might surprise you: yes, infants can indeed experience boredom. While it might not be as complex as adult boredom, it is a real phenomenon with observable behaviors. Limited Attention Span: Infants have a limited...

8 months in - you walk past your husband on his phone and notice he’s looking at a positive pregnancy test in a group chat. Overall feeling is excitement, maybe you’ll be pregnant at similar times? You find it a bit insensitive that the test was sent with the intention to confuse the boys group...

So my (F26) daughter (5) was attacked by her father’s pit bull back on 12/22, with my son (7) witnessing the event. My daughter ended up in the ER with 4 areas in her face requiring stitches, which also required her to be put under conscious sedation to finish. As you can imagine, she’s...

Tldr; I'm a 4 yr clean former addict with full custody of my 3 yr old. Sons mom is an addict. Tried for years to be patient understanding. This was try number 4 for her to be a somewhat decent somewhat present parent. Doing good then went to shit. Stupid me believed every word and thought...