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Anonymous
I would love some advice on a very sensitive subject I am going to change details for extra anonymity and keep it brief as possible. Primary school aged child is currently in foster care while case is going through the courts. Allegations are against dad for SA- I have seen this behaviour and am...
Anonymous
I’m just about to sign consent orders which i feel are failing my 16 yo however he has chosen to live with his father. My only option is court but my son will be 18 by the time it goes through. The Father is financially, emotionally and mentally abusive and has alienated the children from me. Two...
Anonymous
Hello everyone. I would love your opinions. Back story: Been with my partner for 15 years and we have children together. I had a tough childhood in terms of DV and drug abuse in my family which I believe has influenced me to be protective of whom I trust with my children to date. I am very...

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Perfection does not exist – yet as mothers so many of us are all striving for it. We’re all putting so much pressure on ourselves and placing so much emphasis on the “shoulds”... We should always enjoy motherhood. We should always want to ‘give’ to our kids even when there’s nothing left to give. We should be present and ready to engage, play and be there for our kids 100% of the time. We should...
Do you find your eyes watching other mothers and hear a little voice in your head saying, “She is so, so much better at this whole motherhood thing than me.” I do. All. The. Time. I know we shouldn’t compare. But we do, right? As sad and embarrassing as it is to admit... But why, I wonder? Why do we compare and judge ourselves so much? I mean... I’m a confident, generally self-assured person so...
This is a FAQ post. These are the most popular answers to a real question asked on The Imperfect Mum. A bit of a hard question to put into words. Lately I’m feeling like i’m now just “his wife” and “her mother” – I’m feeling like I’ve lost who I used to be. I used to be a fairly social independant woman and now I feel as though I have somehow been robbed of my independance. I have an 8 month old...
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