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Sunday, 23 November 2025 - 17:37
Should I let my daughter go to the formal? So there has been a lot happening for my 3 daughter's (11,12,14) Their father passed away earlier this year, and they have all been struggling with grief as individuals. I have been trying my best, but I am failing. My 14yo has been caught vaping, attended...
Wednesday, 27 August 2025 - 12:38
I’m in a period of uncertainty right now and seeking some guidance. I’ve been with my partner for six years, he is a good guy, respectful, educated, adores my two school aged boys (from a previous marriage) and everyone gets along well. The spanner in the works - my ex husband is moving interstate...
Friday, 1 August 2025 - 23:01
I found out that he’s been cheating our entire relationship. Years and years together and kids. All different women. I’m completely and entirely destroyed. I built my life with this man. I loved him with everything I had, and he never even liked me. I don’t want to be here anymore. I fear I’m...
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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 Anon Imperfect Mum 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...