Since becoming a single parent last March, I have been struggling to work 4 days a week in a reasonably stressful job, earn adequate income and still be a reasonable Mum to my two dds (dd1 is 6, NT and a handful, dd2 is 4, global dev delay, not yet walking or talking). I am really wondering if it is possible to hold down a job while having an SN child - or is it just that it is v hard being a single Mum?? It doesn't help that my ex gives me no money and hardly does any childcare, I also have no local family.
I struggle to have enough energy and time to keep up with everything, let alone do physio, speech therapy etc and give dd1 enough attention.
Should I just cut down on work, try to rely on benefits and concentrate on my children and dd2's therapies? I feel that dd2 has no chance of walking unless I really devote all my attention to her. As I?m so busy, I don?t have enough time to chat to her teachers, haven?t got an up to date physio program and although now 4 and school age, she hasn?t got a statement and no sign of one in progress. Just feel too overwhelmed to tackle all these problems.
PS I have changed my name, used to be around occasionally! Sorry about the extra spaces, can't get rid of them!
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cirena · 08/11/2005 21:51
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