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

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New bathroom needed
dh needs a car

What car is it ? (Trying to make the atmosphere lighter ).

holiday that should have been very memorable got hijacked a couple of weeks in by my toxic brother and I don't know how to sort that.

Completely unnecessary post, this lady has stresses like everyone else but then read others and realised she has it OK showing empany for others and appreciation for her life.
no need for your little angry faces.

Me too @FurForksSake

And I’m not going to get much better either. Trying to get my head around a life lived at home, mostly lying down

Trying to get through chemotherapy. Taking it one day at a time. But unfortunately life’s other worries don’t stop for this

Life isn’t turning out how I thought.
Everything feel hard! Peri menopause sucking the life out of me.

Whether or not I'm in psychosis again. I'm so tired of trying to gauge what's reality and what's in my head.

Snap. DS at the start of this journey. Currently awaiting assessment and school refusing and he is breaking out in hives with the stress.

Split up with exh after 17 years, hes attempted suicide twice in the last 6 weeks, currently an inpatient but his family will not share any further info so I have nothing to tell our dc. He was incredibly unkind at the end to put it mildly and other things have come to light that he has done to others so he has that to deal with when he's out. My car was written off last week. I had 3 inch roots and tried to bleach it and gave myself bright yellow hair this morning so that's been a nice distraction. Basically life is on fire.

I desperately want a family, but dealing with MF infertility. After three years of research and endless conversations DH has decided he does not want to go ahead with donor conception or adoption. So I will never have a family of my own. This year so far three close friends, and two sister-in-laws have had babies. All I want is to be happy for them and celebrate with them, but I just end up going home and crying afterwards. It's incredibly isolating.

First world probs really reading some of the other posts.
Got Covid, had to cancel an 18th birthday trip to Berlin with DS2 that I’d been planning since last year. Gutted. Also only recovered from long Covid fully last year after having it in 2021 and 2023. I’d just started running again and feeling really good (am on 4 heart tabs as a result of LC).
DS2 still looking for a job after graduating last year with a first class degree in CS. I suspect he’s on the spectrum but is resistant to looking into it, is also dyslexic and again won’t put it on job applications because ‘he’ll be treated differently’. He was shortlisted for a good job with the NHS and then put on a ‘talent list’. Now been told that because of funding said talent list has been scrapped. He wanted to join the RAF and work in cybersecurity but he has a hereditary eye condition which means it’s out.
DS 2 aiming for a very highly respected uni. Needs extremely high grades. Not sure what we’ll do if he doesn’t achieve them.
Hope people manage to sort their issues. Sometimes you forget that folk are going through things much worse

@ZiggyZowie i have ME too and have it fir about 20 years now.

🫂🫂
It’s a shit illness.

My toddler was a fussy eater and now just isn't eating at all. I'm not good at coping with it.

So sorry ,ds21 recently had a narrow escape, we glimpsed the alternative… and I am so grateful. 💐

Constant anxiety about my children’s futures. Autistic son is about to start specialist secondary school provision after being out of school for over 2 years. It’s still a long battle ahead as the last 2 years have taken a massive toll on his physical and mental health and ability to navigate life.

Currently undergoing cancer treatment (surgery/chemo/radio/hormone therapy) which is frankly a walk in the park comparatively.

Currently sat in hospital with my 12 year old son because he keeps passing out.

My heart goes at to you it really does 🥺

I cannot find a purpose in retirement. I search for something that has meaning and usefulness not just a way of occupying my time.
Only the general chores of life occupy me at present.

If you keep waiting for someone to replace you in the voluntary role no one will. If it has a committee or board you need to ask for continuity planning to be put on the agenda and say that you will be stepping down at the next AGM/end of year. If you are not on committee then you just tell them that you will be stopping on whatever date. Do a job description and offer a short handover. Then stick to it, when push comes to shove someone will step up but not till they have no choice.

Sorry for everyone struggling but especially for those who have lost children.

This. Plus urgent house repairs needed that we hadn't budgeted for, and are also a logistical nightmare.

Can't decide whether or not to downsize now it's just the two of us.
It's not a big problem compared to others' but it seems like the first time in 40 years I don't have a nagging worry.

The happiness and sadness of seeing my dad this summer as itll be the last time, its bittersweet - he cannot travel anymore, and im not sure when we can see him after - parents live in a different continent. My husband is also not very well - waiting on medical results and hoping for a negative diagnosis.

I am so sorry for your loss - it must be really hard to have that grief overhanging the joy of your baby girl. I hope you are able to trust and grow in that joy over time.

Work stress! Something that should take two days is taking me two weeks as lots of updates needed. So few very behind plan on other tasks! Appreciate this is tiny compared to other people.