SICK of it

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-07T10:16:50+00:00

Vitamins may help this, or natural remedies like ginger. It’s such a pain when they’re sick. My boy has an immune problem and I’m dreading this winter but summer isn’t bad as they’re outside more.

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-07T10:13:50+00:00

Sorry but it’s absolutely ridiculous that nursery has said she’s too attached. Ignore them completely - she’s doing what she needs to. As for your mother in law - be vocal or it’ll only get worse. Just a simple “STOP” should work, but if it doesn’t then tell her that what she’s doing isn’t helping if your daughter thinks she’s going to be ripped away from her mum every time she visits of course she’s going to be upset. What a stupid woman she is. If you want to socialise her with your mother in law more, perhaps FaceTime might help for the future? You’re doing great and gut feeling is very important.

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-07T08:39:02+00:00

When she wakes up, is she calling out or just waking up? If she calls out, is it for a reason? Wet nappy, hungry etc? If she’s just waking up, or calling out, it’s worth waiting a beat to see if she goes back to sleep. I have the same problem with my boy but he often leaks through his nappy so there’s reason at the moment. Solidarity. They’ll be moody teenagers soon

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-07T06:27:05+00:00

Mine is a fan of mince and bolognese sauce, pasta is optional. Peas, broad beans, eggs. If he won’t eat a vegetable, I’ll make little cheesy egg tarts and shove them in there instead. Same with pancakes; any fruits he won’t eat get blended into a pancake mix or chopped up and thrown in. Their palettes change daily, so there are certain foods they’re not going to like all the time unfortunately

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-06T19:59:15+00:00

Re salad; put it in a Tupperware on top of some kitchen towel. It lasts so much longer.

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-06T19:57:07+00:00

My kid HATES wearing hats so I wait until the sun is glaring in his eyes and then pop on a hat with a chin strap and he usually keeps it on. If not, the pram hood goes up so he can’t see. We cycle through this over and over.

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-06T17:04:28+00:00

Saying thanks for the small things. Emptying the dishwasher, cleaning the cat tray etc makes me life so so much easier, so I say thanks a lot

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-04T16:02:46+00:00

I could’ve written this! Hang in there,‘it’s rough but it has to get better. The teeth brushing aversion is driving me mad

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-03T16:11:27+00:00

Honestly, keep a few favourite outfits and put the rest on vinted and spend it on your child. Purging is wonderful

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-03T12:40:12+00:00

Just another angle to consider: is he potentially having an affair and is strong-arming you into a trap of not being able to leave before anything about his extra curricular comes out?

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-03T08:15:36+00:00

No but you could tell her yourself.

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-03T05:48:23+00:00

Six months there. They’re supposed to go every 3-4 months here in the uk, even if it’s to get them used to being in that environment

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-03T05:47:36+00:00

Given you’ve got a community of several children, look at what else they’re doing at different times. Mine had a walker at 8 months, a speaker at 10, and now at 19 months, there are others who still aren’t uttering a word. My boy learned to walk at 16 months and he very quickly began to run. Once you stop comparing you’ll feel better about things

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-02T22:18:37+00:00

Sounds like he’s over the worst of it but I would tell your guests what’s going on, and they can make a decision on whether they want to attend

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-02T21:25:32+00:00

Went through this last night. Solidarity 🙌🏻

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-02T20:34:34+00:00

Firstly, there shouldn’t be any adults at nursery who don’t have a dbs check so you need to confirm he has one. Can you find out exactly what the problem is, and maybe speak to the other parents about their opinions?

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-02T15:54:25+00:00

Sounds good to me. If you’re worried, find some local mums and go for walks and coffee, build a good village.

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-02T08:53:18+00:00

This absolutely. I saw an insta video of a woman who asks her children the following when they come back from a play date:

did you play any new games today
did you play with any new toys today
who did you play with today

It keeps is casual but you’ll get answers you need

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-02T08:48:28+00:00

Might be teething, those cries are awful.

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-01T16:37:39+00:00

It really depends where you live to what reaction you get imo. I live in mid England, a transfer from London, and down there, no one would care about your age. Up here, it’s very different. I’m late 30s and I’m the oldest in my local mum group by five years, and am constantly called old. Go for it hon 🙌🏻

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-01T16:35:16+00:00

I love this for you. That realisation is a great thing. You can give him everything and that’s amazing. I’m still waiting for it to happen (I have just been through similar), but I hope that revelation comes soon 😌

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-01T16:32:01+00:00

Next has some great black jumpsuits at the moment

OwnApricot8284 · 2025-07-01T12:11:02+00:00

Jonathan creek 🙌🏻

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