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Thoughts about circumcision?

We donā€™t know what weā€™re having but we have started the conversation about circumcision and I wanted to get you guysā€™ thoughts? I have done a ton of research about it so I can truly see it going either way. I donā€™t know anyone that has not been circumcised or has personal experience with it so please share your thou...

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Vent - My partner left it in!

My partner and I have a 4 month old son. Weā€™ve agreed to another in the next year or two but not now. Okay yes Iā€™m not on contraception, honestly I stopped taking it when I was 18. I use my cycle to indicate when itā€™s safer etc but ultimately we use the pull out method (pls donā€™t judge) Iā€™ve told my partner a few...

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How would you interpret this?

Saw this on my husbands phone, I realized this is someone he cheated on me with at the beginning of our relationship and she apparently turned gay, he has met up with her to smoke and given her free food ( he works overnight at a restaurant) Iā€™m honestly at a loss for words and I donā€™t want to blow up but you get th...

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42 pregnant and anxious

Hello all, I am 42, expecting an unplanned baby in November, BD and I recently broke up, we had only been together bout 4 months. I feel happy about baby, but I can help but think that my life seems over. I have two other children 9 & 11, I have 50/50 custody with their dad. I was a stay at home mum until my younges...

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Going back to work

So Iā€™m going for a job interview as I want to go back to work for a number of reasons 1. To save money as myself and my daughter will be moving out soon and furniture is expensive and 2. For my own sanity as much as I love being a mom going all day majority of days without speaking to anyone other than my baby is dr...

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Motherā€™s Day

Hi Mums! Do you expect your significant other to get you a Motherā€™s Day present from them? Even if they get one for you on the behalf of your child/children? Would be interested to know what everyone thinks!

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Universal credit question, single mum with 2 kids.

Ok so I'm currently not working as I have a 6 month old, so I just get my U. C payment but I feel like I struggle so much to get by. And just wondered how everyone else in the same situation is getting by? Are you guys left over with any money at the end of the month?

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MIL HELP

So my partner doesnā€™t talk to his mum, he hasnā€™t since before we met really. He tried to rekindle their relationship when I feel pregnant but it just didnā€™t stick and I didnā€™t feel that it was my place to talk for both of them you know? So I stop texting her and told him it was up to him and her if they wanted to ...

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WHY WONT YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU FRIKIN BUY

I know this is quite common But WHY wont people tell you what they are buying your kid... especially if its something big Like my mum will message and send pictures before we buy something My MIL without telling us till a few days before his birthday she brought: - Clothes sized 6 months to 24 months - Ride on ...

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Postnatal/breastfeeding vitamins

What brand are you/will you be taking after your LO is born? X

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Toxic friends

I have two friends who I was super close with, but theyā€™ve been horrible to me the last couple months and a big argument has caused us to not really be speaking/close as we use to be. Iā€™ve come to realise they never liked me to begin with and were just using me for money/third person to be make them feel and look go...

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Not sure if I can be a good woman...

So I've cheated twice in my past relationships. I try to analyze why I did it. Thr first time my bf was an ass and would call me names ect. After seeing how I hurt him I learned to just break things off if I'm being mistreated. The 2nd, my bf was hrs away, had a lot of issues going on, my car broke down and I cou...

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Progesterone

Hey! I am on progesterone but wasnā€™t told that it needed to be taken at the same time everyday. I have been taking it everyday without fail but usually whenever I wake up and whenever I go to bed which varies. Do you think this will be a problem?

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Why wonā€™t he sleep with me?

So me and my partner have been together for 3/4years now, we got engaged a year ago and we have a 6mo. For a year and a half we have had issues with being intimate! Iā€™ve constantly brought it up, as itā€™s always the basis of the majority of our arguments. Iā€™ve tried communicating with him, tried to ā€œget the sparkā€ ...

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Need a buddy!

I'm looking for a friend (near or far) that would like to chat often or even get together! About me: ā˜†I live in NE Michigan. ā˜†I am married and have a 17 month old son! ā˜†27 year old SAHM ā˜†We have dogs, cats, chickens and dairy goats! ā˜†I enjoy photography, reading, learning to garden, baking, camping and spendin...

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Canā€™t stop thinking

Me and my partner met last year and I fell pregnant super quick in July. Was not planned obviously. We stuck it out and got to know each other. But in January I found out he was in a relationship with another woman until November (When we moved in together) I should probably add that this relationship was a phone...

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