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To ask what your biggest problem in life is at the moment

758 replies

naturalcrackle111 · 16/07/2025 13:01

New bathroom needed
dh needs a car

OP posts:
Mumoftwoandcats · 17/07/2025 18:43

The threat of world war 3….i worry so much about it

I8toys · 17/07/2025 18:54

Husband has prostate cancer and has retired early on ill health. So finances are strained. Also parents in law both have dementia.

restingbitchface30 · 17/07/2025 18:56

Holy crap, reading these comments is making me put my entire life into perspective. I sincerely hope everyone on here going through tough times all the love and peace for the future

KtBb · 17/07/2025 18:56

My exH has been charged with three counts of assault on a child- my son. He’s taking me to court to get access to children and I can’t afford the solicitor’s fees. Trying to buy a flat, but credit is ropey due to mounting solicitor debts and struggling to get a mortgage. Don’t know where to start and hiding my head in the sand. Thought I had met someone nice, but he’s blowing hot and cold. Life’s a shit show- I’m done with adulting and chain smoking instead

BooneyBeautiful · 17/07/2025 18:56

burneraccount15 · 16/07/2025 13:02

A parent has terminal cancer.

I can relate. DP has terminal lung cancer.

PrincessSakura · 17/07/2025 18:58

Figuring out how to get enough money for Lipeodema surgery so I can be pain free :(

Single50something · 17/07/2025 19:00

Parent took OD last week :( getting better but it's hard :(

Ihateboris · 17/07/2025 19:02

Just want to say I'm so sorry for everything that you are all going through. Life can be fucking cruel. I lost my labrador in a truly horrific accident a few months ago. She fell from a third floor balcony onto the high street of a busy town centre. She actually survived the fall but broke all four legs. I will never ever forget the sound of the thud when she hit the pavement, or the crying out in pain, or the look in her eyes when I was cradling her. I know some people will say, 'she was just a dog' but it was the most horrendous thing I've ever gone through. 💔

Pinkrinse · 17/07/2025 19:03

My partner is disabled following 3 strokes and I’m now a full time carer. (And my beloved dog is very old) 😭

Solongtoshort · 17/07/2025 19:05

1st world problems really, but glad someone asked as now l feel silly for worrying about them when other people have bigger problems, listing them will also help me mentally l think!!!

l started the year debt free and with £3000 savings

l owe £3000 for my car, the fan belt went in mine and wasn’t worth repairing, l need a car for work or it would be a 2 hour commute on buses when it’s only a 15/20 min drive.

Holiday in August which was booked and paid for before the car situation happened and now l will have very little spends to enjoy it.

l owe my sister £200 for a birthday present for my dad, l have to pay £100 towards a family meal the end of August.

l owe £200 to vodaphone.

My car insurance went up by £220 (l have 2/3 saved as l pay it annually).

l am fat and pre-diabetic and have thought about the injection but don’t have the means, l used to love running but l have arthritis in my right knee which is crippling me.

l work 44 hours in a job/ team l love but 1 person is making it stressful.

l know money comes and goes and my friend keeps telling me to just get a loan/overdraft, she would be fine with this and lives like this but growing up l watched my parents rob Peter to pay Paul , hide behind the wall and fiddle the electric and being in debt. Having no money scares me so much as l would hate to put my children through what did.

BooneyBeautiful · 17/07/2025 19:06

Driftingawaynow · 16/07/2025 13:32

I have triple negative breast cancer, single mother to sen teen with health problems

some of the replies on this thread have got me checking my privilege too. Sending huge love to those who are dealing with so much.

I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer five and a half years ago at the age of 60. I declined chemotherapy, lumpectomy and radiotherapy. I had a mastectomy instead, so was cancer-free in six weeks instead of seven to eight months of gruelling treatment. Not the right decision for everyone, but it was definitely the right decision for me. I was a single parent to two adult DC who had only lost their DF six months previously. Hope all goes well for you.

BlueEyedStarling · 17/07/2025 19:06

Grieving the loss of my beloved mum (a couple of years ago) and 15yo daughter diagnosed today with Addinsons Disease, today. MIL with dementia.

Financially okay but the above three things makes me realise, you have nothing without your health

Velvetgoldmine · 17/07/2025 19:08

Partner has a rare terminal illness for which there is no treatment and very little information is available about it.

Rushie123 · 17/07/2025 19:08

My ex and my son being bullied

Jesswhi · 17/07/2025 19:10

foxglove9 · 16/07/2025 13:18

My autistic 25 year old son has just been diagnosed as type 1 diabetic , currently in hospital in dka , an unpredictable difficult to manage chronic condition is unfortunately going to make life a whole lot harder for someone who already struggles with routine change

where I live we have a learning disability team who can help with the adjustment of things like this? Hopefully they will be able to put him on continuous glucose monitoring and a pump to avoid the injections etc. sending love and hope at the difficult time xx

Kiwi1325 · 17/07/2025 19:10

I’m nearly 4 years out from this diagnosis and doing fine. Loads of stuff on the internet about this type of breast cancer is outdated - it can be beaten ❤️❤️

Daftypants · 17/07/2025 19:13

I am PoA for elderly mother who is in a care home some distance away , I am carer for disabled daughter, I don’t have a support network , my dog is poorly so extra cleaning right now .
I am feeling knackered , I have massive bug bites from when I went walking with said dog at night when it was too hot during the day and these bites are itching like hell .
I could seriously do with a bit of help but don’t have any that’s all .
Insignificant compared to many I know

Aulddeacon · 17/07/2025 19:15

Thought I had the perfect marriage just found out that after 46 years,
she had an affair only 6 months into our marriage.

ShoeeMcfee · 17/07/2025 19:16

I wish everyone on this thread well x

my problem is that my lovely son and family are trying to rent a house near to me but rentals are very thin on the ground right now. I miss them so much.

MommaSB · 17/07/2025 19:19

I'm currently keeping my children with me full time, as there's due to be an investigation into their father.

Pliudev · 17/07/2025 19:20

Seeing the problems others are facing certainly puts my own into perspective and I wish you all peace and some happiness, despite whatever you are facing.
My challenge is caring full time for a DH with dementia in the full knowledge that, were the tables turned, there is no possibility that he would be caring for me in the same way.

SarahsHoneydew · 17/07/2025 19:20

Husband has stage 4 cancer and we’re living from scan to scan

Carpedimum · 17/07/2025 19:28

Elderly parents, both of sound mind but failing physically. This is difficult, but so much more so due to epic levels of pride and stubbornness. I just need them to accept the help they sorely need and not reach crisis point on a regular basis.

RosyDaysAhead · 17/07/2025 19:28

My weight and trying to lose it!

Itsarecipefordisaster · 17/07/2025 19:28

Oh gosh. Sending peace and good wishes to all those struggling at the moment. Like others, it’s put my problems into perspective.

I’ve been looking for work for months and I’m feeling financial anxiety and some panic thrown in for good measure.
I’m going NC with my brother who’s shown his true colours (aligned to my mother’s) which means I now have no immediate family because I enforced my boundaries.
I’m injured and can’t run which is my stress release.

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