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Thursday, 28 February 2019 - 20:20
Hi Mums! Can 50/50 shared care work with the parents living in two different states? How would you do it? He has them for 6 months then I have them for 6 months? Would love to hear from anyone who has this arrangement! NB: I am well aware of mediation, parenting plans and getting it all legally...
Thursday, 28 February 2019 - 09:29
URGENT! Warning, distressing content Hey sisterhood I need to ask your advice on what you would do in this situation. About near a year ago my partners brother had a warrant out for his arrest (and to confiscate and search the family home they where all living in) for watching underage pornography...
Thursday, 28 February 2019 - 06:10
I desperately need advice. 11 years ago I got pregnant with my daughter and the man i was seeing wanted nothing to do with the baby or me, I never heard from him again. I moved on and the man I was with took on my daughter as his own from birth (we also had a son together) He is an amazing Dad and...
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Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Mon, 12/01/2015 - 14:09.
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...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Tue, 09/12/2014 - 13:30.
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...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 14/09/2013 - 19:01.
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...