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Please validate that 2.5 weeks is not “too long” without sex when you have a 7 month old and just had an awful fight with your partner

It’s been 2.5 weeks without sex and my partner is acting like I’m putting him through torture. We got into an awful fight a week ago where encouraged me to k!ll myself, physically pushed me out of the house at 1 am, and said we were breaking up 2 times. I took a solo vacation for the weekend to regroup and now he’s acting like everything is fine. He was extremely disappointed I didn’t want to have sex this morning (while baby was awake), and said I never want to touch him anymore. Please tell me 2.5 weeks is not that long without sex, especially when you have a 7 month to take care of and you just had an awful fight with the person who’s expecting sex from you?

Hubs school in lockdown and I'm having a fucking panic attack.

I can't fucking do this right now. I'm fucking terrified y'all. I shouldn't have to worry if "I love you beebo" is the last text I'll ever fucking get from him. I fucking hate this fucking country.

Is it conventional for summer camp instructors to not help w/ applying sunscreen for kids?

I have a 6 year old in summer camp this summer. First week will be at a camp organized by the school district, and 2nd week will be by the local Y. The local Y is willing to apply sunscreen for kids, but the school district one is not. I received the response >Your child is more than welcome to apply as much sunscreen as they see fit, however our instructors will not (and cannot) assist with that. It's an outdoor sports camp in hot sunny weather, so reapplying sunscreen is going to be important, especially given that my family gets sunburned relatively easily. The best I can do is apply it before he goes to camp, but he's in camp for 8+ hours so will need to reapply throughout the day. Given my son is 6, he's not going to remember to apply sunscreen, and the instructors aren't willing to help, so I'm a bit confused what I can do here? Is it conventional for instructors to not do this?

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I'm struggling to lose weight 8 months PP and it's awful.

For context, my weight has always fluctuated pre baby but weight loss was always technically easy if I worked out. I'm now in my early 30s, 8 months PP and still stuck at 170. I'm below 5 feet tall so this is considered obese. It's so difficult and I'm working out. Still stuck. I'll lose 5 pounds here and there then 1 slice of pizza will throw me back to 170. I'm in 170 jail lol Genuinely looking for ways to help lose weight post partum outside of working out. Was there a specific program that helped you? I was thinking maybe weight watchers or something. What helped you? I'm not looking to get "skinny". We are even talking about another baby but im concerned how 2 kids would affect my body in weight loss. Gentle, kind advice would be appreciated ✌ thank you!

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I don't want help with my baby?

My baby is 7mos, finally at that super fun age. I feel a lot less like a slave to my baby haha. We're finally going out and doing things, enjoying the nice weather. I'm getting used to and enjoying motherhood. It's great. It was not so great initially. My MIL keeps insisting on babysitting or wanting to pop in for 45 minutes here and there... and I feel bad, but I hate it? I don't want help, I'm obnoxiously independent... help is just not something I need? And as for popping in, I'm an introvert with a new baby... popping in ain't it. Please no. She's done nothing wrong. Well, I asked her to take it easy on the gifts, that didn't work. And I don't want to keep her from her grandchild. I kind of wish we could commit to a weekly/bi-weekly BBQ or something, but they go away every weekend. Any suggestions? Or am I wrong?

Tips for dealing with irritating child?

One of my kids (he is 4) is super irritating. He’s constantly moving/fidgeting, gets into everything and puts everything in his mouth, is super sneaky and doesn’t care about getting in trouble, and generally refuses to listen. He won’t help, he breaks everything, and has an ear piercing scream which he uses as a weapon if he doesn’t get what he wants. I have no idea how to get him under control and his constant complaining and screaming is very triggering to me and makes it difficult for me to think clearly. He’s not eligible for any type of ADHD treatment or even something like an assessment until he starts school. Is this age related? What has worked well for you if you have difficult/obnoxious kids? Thanks!!

feeling overwhelmed. Did I make a mistake?

My baby is only a month old. I'm tired. I feel like I've not switched off since the moment she was born. I feel like I'm not as close with my partner, we no longer have time just the two of us. We don't even sleep in the same bed. I keep thinking about all the things that will never be the same again. Please tell me these feeling are normal and I'm not an awful person. Or tell me I am.

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Is it bad to have newborn usually nap in dark room?

My baby is 6 weeks old and sleeps well through the night in a dark room with white noise. She basically is not settling for naps during the day though, so I’m wondering if I should start closing the blinds and turning white noise for naps during the day as well? I question this as I’ve read it’s important to get them in the rhythm of knowing the difference between night and day so I worry this will impact that somehow. Thanks in advance.

Why there's no "real" medicines for baby's colics?

Babies exist for a long time and everything only exists because of babies, so why on earth are we still having to see our little ones battle with the sharp pains of colics? Why there's no Buscopan Baby? Is colic something babies have to go through necessarily for gut maturing or something like that? Simeticone drops will only do so much on relieving the bubbles of gas, but is there a anticholinergic drug safe for babies or are we still stuck with natural stuff like gripe water, teas and whole lot of patience and awake nights?

I fucking hate my husband since having our baby

I regret giving my whole body and soul to birth a child that is part him. I wish I could have my exact baby but with someone else. Like obviously I can leave my husband and meet someone else who can be an awesome step dad to my baby. But then my husband would still be a factor in life. Ever since our baby was born he’s been getting high every second he’s home. He gets high while driving home from work every day for fuck’s sake. He gets high arrives home holds our baby for a little eats dinner showers stares at his phone then falls asleep. Like fuck you you fucking prick. I genuinely HATE him. I have never hated someone like this ever in my life.

my kids took care of me

today i woke up really sick, like a massive headache sinus pressure, muscle fatigue...the works. It came out of nowere and destroyed my day my kids are 5 and 6 (nearly 7) and my son is autistic (the 6 year old) They did such a good job today, they took care of me, they brought me snack plates, water, kept telling me to go back to bed and rest my body. They played on their own every time i was in bed (which was like 3 naps for about an hour) At my sons insistence. He kept telling me "go to bed daddy get some rest" They checked on me very often and told me its ok we didint have a super crazy play today like we had originally planned, "you take care of us all the time, now its our turn to take care of you" is what my daughter said. They kept giving me hugs, and check ups, I just don't even know how to say how proud and grateful i am for them. They even cleaned up my place, and made their beds as a suprise on my most recent nap.... I was so just taken aback i...there amazing