Xmas Day Support thread for lone parents

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My children are with their father it’s been 10 years Of back and forth never gets easier at Christmas. Sitting at Christmas Dinner with my family but without my kids sucks.

My 8th year. It doesn’t get any easier but I cope better if I book the empty days - volunteering or at a spa or skiing.

Spend your day planning the rest of the holidays with them in your head

My first without the girls. I'm at work to distract myself. It's not really working.
It really is shit.

My second year waking up on christmas day but my first full christmas day without her. It crap. Sending love to everybody in a similar position.

Hope everyone at least as some lovely food in and something to cheer them up. It's just one day I keep telling myself...

I have mine this year but alternate with ex so he will have DS next year.

I don't mind it too much to be honest, I'm quite pragmatic about it. Part and parcel of sharing custody. The Christmases I have without DS I just look at it as, well I don't have to watch how much I drink today.

Happy Christmas, I’ve been only own 15 years. Daughter asleep prob be in bed most of the day. Yesterday I popped out for something and came back and she had opened her Christmas Eve box and gone back to bed. I was pissed off about it. Our day is going to be great.

Happy Christmas.
I've been a single parent for 10 years, but was in a relationship for the last 2. Until a month ago. I feel so shit this morning. The dc were meant to be with their dad but they told him they weren't going and leaving me all on my own
I've walked to church but never felt less Christmassy in my life.

Mine are off to ex shortly, I've been ok today but was an emotional wreck yesterday during "our Christmas" then new DH surprised me with an engagement ring in my Christmas cracker...we couldn't afford one at the time 4 years ago but he's had a really good year, and I've had a hard couple of weeks and been a bitch! Love him....going to try really hard not to cry when the kids leave!

I'm alone at the moment but will be seeing family later. It feels like a normal day at the moment. I'm also several years in so kind of used to it and I know I'll have a good celebration with DC when they are back with me.

Ex dh left around an hour ago with our dds. Not feeling great either OP

or or take your pick.

my 3rd as a single parent.. but the first year I really wish I had someone special.

Was out with the family the weekend, Other than mom who's widowed, I was the only singleton.. everyone else is loved up... doesn't usually get to me, but it did this year.

I'm hopelessly in love with someone who isn't ready for a relationship, and I dont know if he ever will be, so we're kind of in a friendship-plus situationship/whatever kind of weirdness.

I need to give him up, but I can't, because he is perfect for me.