'Is there someone I can hire to come out with me and the kids?'

"My husband refuses to go anywhere with us as they are a handful," the Sydney mum wrote in the heartbreaking post before asking for advice. 

"Is there a service that I can call or book someone to come out with me and the kids?"

That's the question one mum asked her local mum's Facebook group this week. 

But she's not a single mum; her partner hasn't left the family or died... he simply doesn't want to dad.

Explaining further context, the woman said, "He refuses to go anywhere with me and the kids as they are a handful.

"Our son who just turned two is being a handful at the moment and has bad tantrums in public and is unable to regulate his emotions." Meanwhile, her six-year-old daughter acts spoilt and always asks to be carried, which is not possible. 

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"I need someone one day a week so I can take the kids out"

The anonymous mum said she has little support network as she has few friends, and her parents can't bear to spend more than an hour with her kids due to their behaviour.

She also added later in the comments that she felt her support network was much stronger when she had just one kid, but it slipped away after having two. 

"So I was wondering if there's a service where I can hire someone to come out with me, like one day a week on weekends so I can at least take kids out with some help because this is all getting too much for me by myself. It's been a whole year like this," she concluded her post. 

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Recommendations for nannies and babysitters

People in the comments offered a variety of solutions for the mum.

One person said, "This sounds so so hard. It sounds like you could benefit from seeing someone to help with strategies to manage these big tantrums and help with emotional regulation. If you don’t already see anyone, a psychologist could be really helpful."

And another person recommended the kids see a kid's psychologist to help with their behaviour.

Then one group member advised, "Hire a nanny to help you. I have a great nanny who has been with us for over a year and my boys love her. She has no minimum hours and no minimum days so you could just commit to four hours on a Saturday, for example."

Another suggested she get a nanny as well, "and if they have minimum hours, use the extra time to do something for yourself. Happy and rested mum is always a better one."

One mum advised the woman to check out Mummymetime, a nanny and babysitter provider in the woman's local area who offer professionals to look after your kids "from as little as three hours."

"Dad needs to step up"

Then some fellow mums even offered their own time, with one woman saying, "I’ll come with you if it helps!"

Another said: "Message me if you’d like, I’d be happy to meet you in the park for a few hours with my two girls who are a little older and great with little ones."

And then finally, others reminded the mum that dad needs to step up. One person said, "They are his children and it's not fair on you to refuse to go out with you, you're a team."

"Their dad needs to grow up. Having kids is hard and sounds like he's left it all up to you," concluded another. 

Originally published as 'Is there someone I can hire to come out with me and the kids?'