Maybe the Hair and Makeup person could also do something about all the brown on Scaramucci’s nose.

She is :)

Congratulations on your soon-to-be baby! That’s awesome :D

This made me cry. I’m due with my first in 5 weeks. I grew up with a SAHM. It was great when we were little - not so much when she developed control issues as we grew up, because it was her whole identity. (Not knocking being a SAHM at all, it was kindof a trigger for my mom’s particular issues). Anyway, my career…

It’s ok to feel your feelings. It’s also OK to recognise that you are OK, he is OK, your daughter is OK. Everyone is OK. And you’re going to be OK, too.

Social media is a helluva drug. I have to constantly remind myself that what I see in posts, while literally being a movie or picture of real life, does not capture what their actual life is in that moment. I feel for the kids coming up now because it’s like a cool kid arms race and instead of a mid-life crisis, it…

I’m sorry you’re feeling so conflicted but as someone who has lived your situation from the perspective of being the baby with a mom who went back to work soon after having me and the mom who went back to work herself,I’d say not to think you’ll be missing out. You’ll just be a mother in a different way than the…

My ex would insist he wasn’t cheating over and over until he’d finally confess. And we did this repeatedly. Like, I KNEW, every time, he was completely shit at hiding his affairs. But he’d still do it.

Honestly, hanging out with the older kid can be a blast and boding with the baby is done at that age with cuddles and love. I like aving my kids older now so we can talk, etc. I nursed both kids for a year, my cousin solely bottle-fed both and all of them are happy and healthy. Give yourself a break for not being…

From what I’ve seen over the years, the guys that ingratiate themselves here (as you said and often for selfish ends) eventually show their asses. It’s frustrating to see other women commenters fall for it and defend them. I just ignore them until they go. Generally I view all males here with caution.

There are lots of those guys here, and I just cringe when I see them fawned over.

You know, that is really good advice. I never got that time with my daughter and although staying at home with them both while recovering from surgery has been tough, my daughter and I have had some really great times together this summer. I know she misses me a lot during the school year when I am so busy, and I miss…

Maybe think of it as getting the maternity leave you deserved from both kids at once. I’m not sure but I’m guessing you would have felt guilty not taking this time with your oldest if you’d chose differently. Like others have said, it’s a hard time, and it’ll be ok.

My milk has completely dried up at this point, but we did both for a while and I appreciate the pep talk about the benefits. It is a tough thing to stop breastfeeding, no matter how much I knew in my mind that it made sense for me, the guilt still remained for a while.

Have you talked to your doctor about any PPD medication? That may ease your worry and sadness about the leave coming to an end in addition to the depression help.

A lot of what I am feeling is disappointment. I was in an abusive marriage with my first, and had very little help with her, and was generally incredibly stressed out. I was forced to take only 5 weeks of unpaid leave before going back to work and struggled with breastfeeding and feeling overwhelmed and depressed. I…

Replying to follow. I’m having my first, due in about 5 weeks (holy shit). I’m feeling the physical need for a break soon but am feeling torn about how long of a leave to take. I won’t get paid at all. Idk???

If I had to guess, I think the problem is what do we do with men who ingratiate themselves into feminist movements only to turn out to be quite the opposite because these guys are using the movement to work out whatever issues they clearly have with women.

I experienced this, and relatively quickly found out he was cheating. His sudden unhappiness with me was a reflection of the fact that he felt stuck with me when he wanted to be with someone else. Not saying it’s your situation at all, just my experience.

I have a week left of maternity leave and a whole hell of a lot of mixed feelings. On the one hand, I have been going nuts sitting at home all summer with the baby and my (almost) five year old. But on the other, I am annoyed that I didn’t get more of a break from the world to enjoy and bond with my baby and want more…