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To think I won’t have this sort of relationship with DS as an adult? Those who have adult male DC….

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Dssss · 30/08/2026 18:01

Are you close with him?

I have one DS and we are very close now (he’s 8). I am a single parent and he’s close with his dad but not like he is with me.

I often hear about women wanting a girl so they have a ‘best for friend’ as an adult and there’s that saying that a son is a son until he finds a wife.

As I don’t have other children I feel sad I might not have a close relationship with him when he’s older in the way I may have had with a daughter.

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Divinedownload · 30/08/2026 18:04

I have two sons and one daughter, all teens. Tbh I don’t give this much thought. What will be will be. I try to be a good mother, and I adore them all. Who knows? We can only live in the present. It’s their decision as adults how much they would like to see me, I for one, will always love them.

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