The absolute and overwhelming love you’ll feel ........y’know, when they're asleep! 😉 or hot little chubby hands grabbing yours, or the smell of their head. Mostly when your tween daughter gives you attitude, and you realise she's just like you!!

Nah, my kids are older (5&8) and I shower and pee alone like 95% of the time. The odd mummmyyyyyyyyy! Yell goes up from time to time, but generally they just leave me alone unless they need in to use the toilet (1 bathroom house) it's not as awful as some mummies would have you believe.

Next time she threatens suicide call for the emergency services; she needs help if she is actively suicidal, and if it’s manipulation you’ve taken away her power over you. Unless you’re a trained psychiatric professional, it’s not your job to ‘fix’ her. And even if you are, she's not seeking treatment, she's just…

So..uh...kind of unrelated (but my god I shed too, it's a running joke that there's a bald person somewhere and I have their hair too!) how do you get a tidy husband?! Did he come that way? I'm intrigued, as Smithers is the untidiest person I know!

stop cutting those onions damn you! Glad all is well 💕

I'm a Brit who has been every size from 10-18, so feel qualified to give you clothing shop advice should you choose to shop whole you're here. Try New Look and Next for more fashionable plus size clothing, also supermarkets such as Tesco and Asda often stock some basics in bigger sizes. It's been pretty warm here…

it's a fantastic book. I remember the press here (the UK) when the story broke, so it was good to read a less biased account.

Exactly! And find mummy friends who are supportive, not competitive. It makes life so much better.

Exclusively bottle fed works great, as my small people prove. Christ the breastfeeding mafia are the worst.

Yup! My kids are the same, so we just did what was right for them as individual beings (still do, but they’re older so can articulate what they want/need)

Honestly? We hope for the brat, and hope against hope we don't totally fuck up our kids! I vaccinated and bottle fed mine, but I get that others feel differently.

Ohhhh dark, but true.

I can't be the only one wondering if they're getting their tattoos removed? And if so, who's paying for it? And fuck, that shit hurts in more ways than the obvious.

Oh I hear you, I always hated exercising, and as my RA put me in bed almost 24hours a day at the very beginning, I thought my exercise life was over. My only advice is take it slowly, and listen to your body. If the only exercise you get is a slow walk down the street, then that's ok, you're still lapping those people…

I have RA, and have had it for 2 years (I'm 34) and totally understand your fears. Trust your instincts and give yourself time to adjust. Sending very soft hugs if you'd like them x

I can see you've had dealings with a narcissist too then! 'Nothing is myyyy fault, all the bad things are everyone else's fault, I'm a perfect special little snowflake!' Horrible little scrotes!

Exactly! At one point I could feel tears starting to prick my eyeballs, and I had a very stern word with myself. I'm a 33 year old woman for chrissake, there will be no tears! But that's maybe an immature response as I never had to process that at a young age? I dunno!

This! I sailed through school, And didn't have to try, or study for exams. As a result I have no natural skills when it comes to dealing with challenges. I started a new job last week, and it is a total career change for me. I could feel the panic rising when I realised I didn't 'get' something, and had to pep talk…

This. My husband and select medical professionals have witnessed me losing my shit, had that been televised (always a risk with the NHS /jk) I'm not sure how I would have coped.

Yup. Don't forget ratings AND money.