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Reporting a concern
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Report child abuse or neglect to your local council
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Ok, I asked this on our social media accounts this week and thought I would ask the same question to our site members.
Did your relationship with your partner change after the birth of your child ? How did it change?
Feel free to share, would love to hear from you. This question was prompted by this news story - Relationship Experts Warn of ‘Baby Quake’ For New Parents.
Gooner
Probably not the answer you were expecting (and I stress that this was my ex wife), but having my son meant that the relationship was going to endure for much longer - if he hadn't been born, I am certain I'd have walked away from the drinking etc a lot sooner.