HT: Struggles of parenthood
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Topic: HT: Struggles of parenthood
Posted By: Renata85
Subject: HT: Struggles of parenthood
Date Posted: 08 August 2011 at 3:28pm
| Struggles of parenthood: What do you struggle with? |
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 08 August 2011 at 4:19pm
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Right now, baby and I are both sick (he's worse than me, poor chicken, but I still feel pretty wretched), and DH has surgery tomorrow. The ability to take a sick day would be nice!! -------------   
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 August 2011 at 4:58pm
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Schooling choices ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: dneyn
Date Posted: 08 August 2011 at 7:59pm
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Would have to say trying to give everyone of my children equal time & attention. I also have a fear that the choices I make for them might some how fail them ( if you get what I mean). ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
Master 11 Master 9 Master 1 |
Posted By: Shelt
Date Posted: 08 August 2011 at 8:38pm
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Trying to balance everything. Giving her enough time and attention while still getting the housework done, performing at an adequate level in my job, having some time to myself and keeping fit.
Also trying to make the right parenting choices. There are so many options and opinions out there. Trying to figure out what fits my DD and our situation and would be the best for her in the long term is a real challenge sometimes. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: spanky77
Date Posted: 08 August 2011 at 10:47pm
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deleted. wrong forum
edit, nope I was in the right place. How come this thread is showing up in the infertility and miscarriage forums? Seems a bit hmmmmmm ------------- 3x miscarriages, balanced translocation likely culprit. BFP from 2nd round IVF, The Bonk born in May 2013 |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 08 August 2011 at 11:12pm
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It's in general here. Scroll up the top and look.
------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 7:58am
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Confidence in my own parenting skills and abilities and choices I'm making for DD.
She's a happy healthy baby girl who is loved and cared for yet I still doubt myself at times and what I'm doing. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: MrsMJD
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 8:57am
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Keeping my common sense intact. There is so much scary info out there you could drive yourself mad buying into it all. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 9:05am
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Nothing at present. I haven't really struggled with anything when I think about it either. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 10:21am
The topics with the yellow ! show up in every forum |
spanky77 wrote:Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 11:40am
hopeing i am doing right by my son easp with his schooling because of his disapility i am praying he his getting what he needs(i do check) ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 1:29pm
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Juggling full-time work and motherhood
Being present equally for both children Not losing sight of who I was and what my interests were pre-kids (i.e. making everything about being a mom) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 1:48pm
| Ground hog day. |
Posted By: Katrina
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 4:03pm
| sleep deprivation |
Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 4:15pm
^^ what she said ^^ ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 09 August 2011 at 7:13pm
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my oldest son has autism thats a struggle on its own,
otherwise I dont find much else a struggle. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 10 August 2011 at 2:52pm
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Balancing time between kids when one kid needs more time/attention than the others, and then the house needs attention as well.
Open homes, living in house while its on the market, and trying to keep toddler from full on detruction mode when trying to clean in preperation for said open home. Copping flack from family who dont have kids, therefore have higher expectations. ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: Panda289
Date Posted: 10 August 2011 at 3:47pm
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right now it would be struggling to get time to myself that is not doing housework or catching up on sleep! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 12 August 2011 at 10:32am
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I struggle with tryign not be become consumed with the baby and be a person as well. I have had PND and trying to move on from that by taking more time for myself and remembering who I was before baby but it's hard. I also struggle with frustration, I love my boy more than I could ever love anything but at times I get annoyed with him and that makes me feel guilty.... like if you love something that much you shouldn't be able to get annoyed with it, but you do..
Also balance between being a mum and a wife is a big thing it's hard sometimes to be both ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 12 August 2011 at 7:52pm
| Finding time for myself! I know that sounds totally selfish but i would love to have a shower without DS beaming at me from the corner and losing his patience halfway through and me having to sing and dance while frantically de-sudsing. Tiny dreams. But thats it! DS is a pretty sweet baby and hes still too young to get into any shinanegans. |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 13 August 2011 at 9:58am
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mine are finding time for myself in a very busy household, quality time with each of the boys and in the early days lack of sleep!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: Delli
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 7:40am
Getting up early in the mornings. Even on weekends! Why don't kids come programmed to know that weekends are for sleeping in? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:30am
I would not call it struggles as such more like challengers & mine are kids fighting & arguing & talking back...it seams that 3 children never agree on things & it takes longer for them to get turns  with things....days like this I think back to how much easier things were when I only had 1...& then 2
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 9:54pm
| Balance - trying to do right by my husband, my kids, my job, and myself. Although give it a year and I think I'll be much better - house will be standing perfectly straight again (yay!), I will either have a job or won't (so I'll either feel more secure in my job, or will be a SAHM), and my kids will be a bit older and we'll be able to do more things together when Dh is away (atm it's hard to juggle 2 kids with a lot of activities by myself). |