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OtherMy wife Katie (25F) and I (28M) had our first baby together about 3 months ago. I’m an athlete, and Katie’s a stay-at-home mom. Sleep is very important for me because of my sport. I can’t be waking up multiple times throughout the night and be sleep-deprived. Katie and I talked about this before trying for a kid, and I told her that I can’t compromise my sleep for anything short of an emergency. ...
OtherIt was my wife's birthday yesterday. She picked out a mid-tier restaurant to go to for her birthday. This was no Chili's level, but not high-end either. We went at 5:30 on a Wednesday, so not that busy. We have a 10-month-old who's just about the happiest kid ever. Nearly anything I do makes him laugh. Well, at dinner, I was making him laugh. He'd throw in some happy yelling. Maybe got a touch lo...
OtherI (21F) have a 7-month-old son with my boyfriend. My family lives abroad and are coming over to stay and help at Christmas time. For now, my MIL and FIL (60s-Debra and Bob) are helping me with household stuff and the baby. So far, we haven’t had any real issues and they’ve been a ma*sive help. About 3 weeks ago, I fell down the stairs. I wasn’t holding the baby and the baby was safe. However, ins...
OtherI (f33) am a single mom to my daughter Ellie (f15). I've got a brother (m29) who's been married for a year, his wife being Hannah (f28). They've been together for a total of 3 years. A couple weeks ago, Hannah has given birth to their first child together. She's welcomed visitors but I have no intention on visiting her and their baby because I'm angry at her. I'm angry because a month ago, Hanna...
OtherOne of my (F24) friends, Anna (F24) had a baby around 6 months back. Our friendgroup is otherwise childless. All of us used to hang out a lot before the baby was born. The baby changed the dynamics because Anna wanted to bring the baby everywhere with her, and it's a baby. We tried to plan things around the baby to include Anna, but it always ended up badly. We shouldn't drink because Anna can'...
ParentingI (F38) married my husband Sam (M47) five years ago. Sam always knew I did not want to have children of my own. He was fine with it. He has a daughter Leah (F25). His wife d*ed when Leah was 10 years old and I met him when she was 15. I didn't meet her till after a year of dating. She was a sweet young adult and we got along great. I did not move in with Sam till Leah left for college though. Le...
OtherI (29F) and my late husband (29M) had been together for 8 years, married for three. He pa*sed away while I was 5 months pr****nt with our twins. I gave birth to a boy and a girl; they both spent a short amount of time in the ICU before being discharged home. Before the pa*sing of my husband, we had discussed baby names, and he had said that if we had a girl, he’d love to call her Shauna. At first...
RelationshipI, 29F, recently started working again after having my daughter (4M). Daycare is too expensive, so my husband, 35M, reluctantly agreed to stay home. It’s important to know that he’s been unemployed since 2021. He receives benefits. It’s also important to know that he’s extremely lazy. He doesn’t cook, clean, or help out in any way. I was nervous about leaving her home with her father, but I had ...
OtherI (25F) got married to my husband (24M) who we’ll call Adam. When Adam and I were dating, I found out I was pr****nt with my ex’s kid. Adam didn’t care and was thrilled because he’s infertile, and has always wanted to be a dad. I tried for over a year to get in contact with my ex to see if he wanted to be a dad, and he nor his family ever answered me. Even when I went to their houses. So A has b...
OtherMy daughter (16) is a high school junior. I noticed recently that she's been behaving in a bad manner, constantly commenting on other people's looks and belongings, calling them names, and just being insensitive. It's like she lost a filter or som**hing because usually she's polite, but my wife suspected that our daughter's sudden misbehavior occurred after she started hanging out with new girls f...
RelationshipMy wife and I got married last summer. Her family lives across the country from us, so up until this point I had never actually visited them, but I had met them a handful of times and we've always gotten along fine. They invited us to come visit and stay with them for a few days and we took them up on the offer. We flew in yesterday, and everything went well - her dad and I watched football while...
RelationshipLast night I got into a big fight with my husband because when we went to sleep, he wanted the TV on. He claims he can’t fall asleep without the TV on, but I can’t fall asleep unless I’m in a dark room. Sleeping with the tv on is bad for your sleep quality and health, it’s a bad habit that irks me and it prevents me from falling asleep. He thinks I should just patiently wait to go to sleep until...