Hi everyone,
You'll probably all wonder why on earth I'm complaining. Basically, I have a two year old. Her father has never been involved, so I moved to be closer to my parents and lived with them for a few years to help me get back on my feet. I started working part time last year and just bought and moved into a lovely house which I've renovated and made a home for us both.
But I feel awful and I can't understand why. Part of me misses my parents (they only live 5 minutes away) and part of me feels guilty for taking my daughter away from the network she loved. She was very close to my parents and asks where they are all the time. But I felt it was important for us to move out and live on our own.
I like my own space and company, but I do at times feel lonely especially at the weekends when I see all the families having BBQ's and hear the children with their siblings. Something I will never be able to give my daughter as I'm 41.
I don't know, I just feel sad about a lot of things for some reason. I'm so lucky to have a job I love, amazing family and friends and a house which I adore. Yet I'm still not happy I'm hoping it's just a period of adjustment (I've only moved in about a week ago) so perhaps I need to give it some time.
I just didn't count on feeling like this as I was so excited about moving out. I just now feel like a single parent whereas before I just felt like a normal parent because I lived with my family - strange I know!
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Cherryblossom200 · 24/05/2017 21:19
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