Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

I’m noticing more and more that my husband treats his first son (7YO) and daughter (5YO) so much better than our son (3 MO). His kids come home every other week for a week and when they’re home, he gives them 98% of his attention. When they aren’t home, he gives our son 15% of his attention. I’ve mentioned it in a...

I’ve been trying so hard to be on top of the cleaning and cooking around here. The only times I won’t cook is if my mom or his mom give us food and we have food in the fridge OR if he says not to cook and we’ll buy something to eat. Besides that I always make sure there’s food and I try my best to keep clean (as bes...

So me my partner and our son are going on holiday soon and I’ve paid stuff on my card like luggage, travel insurance even our sons birthday presents etc. He’s asked me to Tally everything up and send him his half of what he owes me. Yesterday he ordered us breakfast and in the evening I had dinner at my mums and b...

My daughter is 3 weeks old and I've not slept a single wink tonight as she won't sleep in her moses basket but will only sleep on me. She's refusing to burp but I know she has wind. She's on infacol to help but not seem to be doing much. My partner constantly whinges that he's tired when I'm the one up with our ch...

I'm 35 weeks and i dont have any family nearby, but my bf's family is local. I personally dont want any visitors for a few weeks. I know I won't be up for entertaining anyone and i am planning on breastfeeding. However i know we are going to need some help around the house. How can i express to my bf that i dont wan...

But it didn't work! I didn't give in to his attempt to be kind so he started phase 2: silent treatment. So he proceeded to tell me that he was studying and then didn't help with dinner or bed time and then during bed time he came in the room to tell me that he was going somewhere and he would be back at 10. this was...

Is anybody else’s relationship suffering? I feely like I’m losing my partner, he works long hours and I’m at home almost all day with our daughter. I don’t feel connected with him anymore and it makes me upset and he doesn’t seem to feel the same but he has hobbies and I don’t really. How do you deal with it?

Hey mamas a little back story my mom was so happy for me to have my son and has been helpful at times. Now that I'm getting close she has been wanting to be around me constantly and so has my sister. I appreciate all they are doing but they have so many plans and are trying to get me to give in. Also I get some...

How do you/will you discipline your child?

My son was reading a book at the library while I looked for books with my daughter. We checked the book out (Tails by Matthew van Fleet) and when we read it at home he told me that he ripped two flaps out of the book and hid them under the rolling bookshelves at the library. He was remorseful and I of course explain...

How are yall managing those tantrums. I swear all my kid does is cry all day, for everything and it seems like only with me she does all that. It’s so frustrating because I’m trying to give her options and listen to her and give her space but I don’t have time in the mornings before school and work. I’ve really been...

I'm just really tired of him taking advantage and taking the kids then when my mother in law calls to see if we're upset at him he says "good see how they like having visitation rights" He's a grandparent he doesn't even have visitation rights.

I don’t know what to do. Me and the hubby have been going through a rough patch. We’re just not emotionally connected anymore. I don’t know why but he’s been drifting apart from me. When I spoke to him about it he told me it’s normal for couples to go through this. We were at MIL’s for the weekend and he wanted to c...

So husband and I have had this argument a few times now….. Context-I’m almost 1 year pp I’m about 45-50lbs up from pre-pregnancy. I am exclusively breastfeeding and pump 1-3 times a day. Basically he says I don’t take care of myself anymore and if I did he would be more willing to go out to places. Today he said I...

Am I a horrible mother if I let my 5 wk old cry it out when I have literally done EVERYTHING to comfort him and he just won’t stop crying? It’s like he’s having a tantrum 😩😔

Yesterday my husband had a birthday celebration at work. Co workers brought him food and a cake to celebrate. Everything was good but then a coworker came and gave him a bag with some coffee and his favorite sweet bread. My husband didn’t tell me this and lied saying that it was an old lady who gave it to him but I ...

Anyone else’s husband obsessed with sex. Like I’m taking care of the house and baby all day, I’m so touched out, and the second I hit the bed I’m getting poked 😭😭

This morning, my husband said he wanted some intimacy tonight. We've both been crazy busy today, and I'm not in the mood. He asked while making his dinner plate "what are my chances?". I told him "considering you're sweaty from mowing and I'm exhausted from the kids and trying to clean, I'm gonna say not good". Now ...

For us. (As in me and my partner) life is miserable. I have nowhere to go and he has nowhere to go. I believe it’s because we have no foundation, struggle with financial stability and have a lot of issues with giving up the “childless” lifestyle. He wants to ride the bike, play his game. While I’ve committed to a li...

My fiancée and I are getting married next year. My father passed away 13 years ago, and sadly I lost my mother last year. I have brothers, but I don’t feel comfortable asking them to walk me down the aisle. I want to ask my father in law, but I’m worried this will upset my brothers. Would I be wrong to do this? How ...