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Whatever your expectations for mothers day are, lower them.

And then lower them a little more. Nope, lower than that. And still, you’ll be disappointed. 😃

what did your kid give you for mother's day?

My almost 5year old put a pinwheel spinner in the straw hole of an empty taco bell cup like a vase and sprinkled glitter on it, she also gave me a a half eaten pudding cup because she got hungry waiting for me. She was so excited and so proud it's honestly the best gift I've ever gotten lol.

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Is it petty of me to not wake up my husband who took a nap (asleep for 4 hours and also slept in today) and remind him to buy the Mother's day dinner he promised?

I cannot go outside because of a newborn. I told my husband I wanted to sleep in and not cook today. Today, I ended up not sleeping in and having to cook breakfast because he slept in. (I also cleaned and washed up our other kids). He worked from home and took a nap (over 4 hours now). I told him I wanted a carryout order from my favorite restaurant and a cheesecake. However, I am tired of always having to wake him up, remind him, schedule stuff like my own mother's day (among countless other things). I'm contemplating letting him sleep in and realize at night when it's too late, oops , " I forgot mother's day". He'll go on to blame me and my being petty for not reminding him but I'm honestly tired of reminding him to remember stuff for me and be considerate. Should I let him sleep or risk being called petty

FTM sad at fourth trimester end

Anyone else feel sad that they feel they didn’t get to properly enjoy the first few months because of learning to adjust? I feel like these three months have flown by and like I can barely remember any of it through the jaundice, feeding issues, weight gain issues, tongue tie and crazy tiredness. As well as trying to keep up with housework etc. I feel so sad like I didn’t get the chance to properly soak it all in and just enjoy the baby bubble.

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Contact naps? Should I be doing them?

I have a 7w old. I just watched a video on FB about a family with twins and how the father does loads of the “contact naps”. After looking up what this is, I’m wondering am I supposed to be doing them? On the occasions my baby has fallen asleep on my I’ve always transferred him to a bassinet to sleep almost straight away so that I could do other stuff. But now I’m wondering if there are benefits to contact napping my baby is missing out on? The way the video referred to it was as if it’s a regular part of their routine. I always preferred holding/cuddling when he’s awake.

He bought me a laminator and then took the kids to his parents house.

He’s spent all previous Mother’s Days confused and vaguely insulted that I keep asking for alone time as my form of celebration. This year I tried very hard to communicate why it’s important to me. And he listened! We did “brunch for supper” with our children and my in-laws yesterday (no hardship, they are lovely) as the group activity, and today I am alooooone for the afternoon- enjoying my own company and laminating all the things. And he’s cooking tonight. A meal that I didn’t have to plan, shop for, or think about. All this during his job’s busy season when he’s working 70+ hour weeks. Bless this man for finally getting it.

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My worst mothers day yet

I kicked him out for good a couple days ago. No going back. I did the right thing but i am now spending mothers day in the fresh hole of my failed marriage. I dont think my kids even remember that its mothers day, and im completely ok with that because i dont know if i could even handle it. Ive had complicated feelings about mothers day since becoming an adult, and now it’ll also be the anniversary of breaking up the family i fought so hard for so long to preserve. I dont know how to escape how much this hurts.

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raise your hand if you didn't even get a "happy mothers day" from your partner

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No, I’m not pregnant!

A woman at the store today asked me if I was expecting today (mother’s day), and then tried to pat my belly. I’ve got a bit of endo belly right now, but it isn’t that bad. Since filing for divorce I’ve lost all the fucks I had to give, so I told her “no I’m not pregnant, just fat”, which didn’t seem to embarrass her as much as I was hoping. I need inspiration for other things to tell people who put the ass in assume. Help a bromo out!

Mother’s Day Positivity

Since this endocrinological crapshoot of a body insists on ravenously re-uptaking serotonin and dopamine with no regard for my brain, I am left with two choices: 1) inhibit the fuck out of every neuron that wants a piece, or 2) outsource my need for happy thoughts. *“I know,”* I says to myself, *“I need to be around unbridled positivity. That’ll way I’ll drown myself in second-hand happiness—checkmate, brain!”* Who better than the BroMos? **I’m reaching out to my you—this eclectic collection of sunshiny optimists—to share something about Mother’s Day that didn’t suck.** **I’m desperate for even the most cherry-picked stories that show that today isn’t always a trashfire.**