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Little Miss Sleepy

I seriously spend half my life sat in parking lots waiting for my kid to wake up. Picked her up from school, needed to get some groceries, now I’m sat outside Tesco with her snoozing in the back. Why is she always so tired 😫

Kids educational songs...with GREAT music!

Hey fellow parents! I wanted to share a hidden gem with you all, which my two boys (ages 6 and 3) absolutely love. Its called Bebomo TV and is full of educational songs for kids, however the music is actually amazing and catchy and will get all of...

There’s been times, as a single Mom, that other people have carelessly put us in a lot of danger because it seems they don’t understand what it’s like

to need to do everything alone. Not that I expect anyone to care, but sometimes I cringe when I think about times my son could have really gotten hurt because people are so selfish and clueless. I had to avert their disaster when I truly needed to...

Are there any shows you didn't allow your child to watch?

I didn't let my son watch pokemon because I didn't like how it was a bunch of kids capuring animals to make them fight for entertainment. I thought it was cruel

What's something you're glad your mom doesn't know about?

Mum of the Year over here just dropped my kid off at school with a black eye

My child had to have a bath when she woke up this morning because she told me there was sand in her hair. There was! Not sure how it got there but that was beside the point. Put her in the bath and told her we needed to be quick to get to school and...

Daughter has become distant since new baby

Hi ! Has anyone else experienced the following and / or have any advice ? I have a 23 month old daughter who has always been a mummy’s girl. Since I had my second child (3 weeks ago), she is all for her Dad and hardly acknowledges me when he is...

Are you a weird Dad/Mom?

Do your parents make a photographic momento of everything in your family life?

Do you expect texts when your child makes it to and from school or is that too overbearing?

I'm home when he comes from school but in the morning i expect a text to make sure he got there ok. Same goes for when he goes to a friends or his dads place. Some say it's too tiger mom but i don't care.

Pre teen boys are frustrating

My son is turning 13 in February and he's been awful lately. I asked him to run the trash out and he gave me the biggest eyeroll, sighed and made a show out of it. I told him that wasn't necessary which made him upset. Today i asked for some help in...

Did you get on with your parents ?

The Spiritual Child by Lisa Miller

I am reading a fascinating book called The Spiritual Child which goes into scientific evidence of our inherent spirituality and our children's needs for spiritual development. I find it really intriguing. I highly recommend this read for all parents...

How do you handle unthankful kids or they are not supposed to be thankful to parents?

Was having this interesting discussion with other moms and all of them were sharing how unthankful kids have become these days who don't know the value of everything we do for them. Some newly become moms countered with saying, it's a duty of us as...

Social Isolation in Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic

I'm a student at Sheridan College, in the Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership degree program. For one of my assignments, I would like to know from parents if their children have faced any challenges during the lockdowns (such as socioemotional...

Why are some parents so insane?!?!?

My kid went to her friend’s house for a playdate after school. I just picked her up and on the drive home she told me she got to set off fireworks in the backyard with her friend and friend’s big (11yr old) brother! 😳😳😳😳😳😳 WTF!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯 I don’t...

How would you handle this tactfully?

My 8-year-old has been invited to a birthday party. Unfortunately, it is being conducted at one of these indoor parks that make patrons sign waivers indemnifying them against all claims including "negligence"! I've been trying to contact the park to...

Is it too late to help my morbidly obese daughter?

My daughter is 15 years old but has recently climbed up to over 400 pounds. She's seen multiple professionals but continues to gain weight. Is it too late?

Met this lady today

She was telling me she feels like a terrible mom because she works full time & when she gets home she just wants to rest & feels too tired for her kids 🥺 She's single so her mom keeps the kids while she's at work. She said how the kids do all this...

GOOD FREAKING LORD

I really really truly hate my step daughter. SHES either cluless to how terrible she treats me or has zero freaking care in the world. Im confident that if i had cancer she still would be so cold to me. I would try to figure out how to leave...

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