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MIL said while changing my 5 month old son’s diaper: “I want you to pee on my face”

I. Just…. My MIL is crazy obsessed with my 5 month old son. It’s incredibly annoying and beyond reasonable. We live 2,000 miles from her but are visiting this weekend. As she was changing his diaper, she told him she wanted him to pee on her face. I was stunned. I know she loves him but that was way over the line and creepy to me. I didn’t say anything but I’m going to talk to my husband and maybe have him address it. She needs to chill. I don’t really know why I’m posting but it’s bothering me enough, I need to get it off my chest. I’m glad we live really far away.

Age 3.5 is just...awful

I feel so bad at the end of every day, and promise myself to be nicer and better the next day. But they just resist every. Little. Thing. Their way of the highway. Nothing is easy. They never just do as I ask. There is always a drama. Rant over.

MIL on Mother’s Day

My MIL always tries to one-up me. It’s annoying enough when she tries to force me to parent like she wants, but I was genuinely just trying to be civil today. At least my husband has my back.

A husband’s perspective on Mother’s Day

Men—it isn’t difficult to make Mother’s Day a great one for the mother of your child. Here are the minimum criteria, which were created after reading posts about Mother’s Day for years: 1. Ask her at least two weeks in advance what her ideal day/gift would be. 2. Listen closely, and do whatever she asks. 3. If she doesn’t give you many ideas to work with… buy flowers, make sure every meal of the day is provided for, and make a plan to care for every child for the duration of the day. This allows her to sleep in, engage her family as she wishes, and to see that you are competent enough to care for your child(ren) alone for at least 24 hours. Women—I’m sorry there are so many dads who are thoughtless, absent, and (after reading posts here) downright mean.

My first child was born on April 28th at 12:14pm. It’s a boy. And I did not know love like this even existed on this planet.

So he’s 2 weeks and a couple days old today. So he keeps my wife and I up all night and sleeps a lot during the day. I mean I kind of enjoy it for now because I love the little guy so much. However I will have to return back to work in ten weeks or so so I suppose my biggest question is when will his sleep schedule somewhat normalize?

Fuck this stupid day.

And fuck motherhood. That’s all.

Expectations

I don't know why I expected more today, its always the same, barely a mention. I don't know why it hurts me, I know what's going to happen any time it's for me. No gifts, handmade or store bought, no hugs or kisses telling me I'm a great mom and thank you for everything you do for us. Nothing. So why am I sitting here about to cry? Why can't they put any effort into making a day special for me? Am I wrong to think this? I'm so heart broken right now, and i don't know what to do about it. I do know it does no good to cry, it's every time birthday, Christmas, valentines day and mother's day. I just want to feel special to someone sometimes too. 🥺

When to start cleaning babies mouth?

Finding conflicting information online about this. I have a 4 week old and wondering when we should start cleaning their mouth and how?

For those of you just doing mom things

To all of us just living life and doing mom things on mother's day (I took my first ride on a lawnmower and damn ladies I'm going to be cutting my grass more often) we see you and appreciate you. Your kids and how they will treat their partners appreciate you. You are doing so much more than you even realize and I applaud all of you! Keep up the hard underappreciated work! Happy mother's day 💐

To the moms of Neurodivergent children on this Mother’s Day

Hi Bromos! On Mother’s Day those of us with neurodivergent children need to hear different words than a lot of other mothers. I have personally found a lot of comfort, insight, and relatability to this particular mom on Instagram. She is one of the first voices I have heard speaking directly about the challenges of raising ND children. If you would like to check her out her name is Megan Champion and her Instagram handle is @on.the.hard.days She also has a podcast where she interviews everyday mothers AND fathers about the challenges and joys of raising ND kiddos. Her podcast is also called On The Hard Days. If I knew how to link inside text I would but the info above is easily searchable. Ha! Happy Mother’s Day everyone!

I am coming to the realization that being a parent is not for me.

My daughter is 2. She’s totally normal, and I enjoy doing the “fun” stuff together — trampoline parks, vacations, etc. But I hate the day to day stuff. I hate how everything is a fight. I’ve done the parenting classes, I give her options & let her decide so she feels powerful, etc., but 99% of the time… it’s still just fielding one tantrum after the next. I’m coming to realize I’m the type of person who shouldn’t have had kids. I’d way rather be sleeping in and taking it easy than dealing with this shit everyday.

How long would y’all wait before letting your baby float in the pool?

I got this float and some swim diapers. We have a pool at our house but I’d only be out there with her for 10-15 minutes and she wouldn’t really even be in the water with this float, I would also hold her more than she was in it. She’s 3 weeks old. I obviously don’t want to leave her while I swim for a few minutes but if the response is super negative I can always put her in her pack and play right next to the pool in the shade. Just wanted to get some opinions before I decide!

Protect baby from bees?!

Holy cow there are a lot of bees out where we live. How are you all protecting your little ones from being stung? What are we supposed to do if they do get stung?

Starting Daycare and Concerns with Napping

Unfortunately I live in the US and will be heading back to work soon. My LO will be entering daycare around 4 months. Currently she really only naps well with contact naps and when placed in her crib will only sleep about 30 minutes independently. She sleeps great at night but struggles with daytime sleep. With that said, I’m so nervous about her going to daycare where I know they won’t hold her for every nap or even one nap. Did anyone else have a LO who didn’t nap well but successfully began daycare? I appreciate any advice or support. I’m so anxious and sad about sending her to daycare.

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