Worst part of being a single parent.

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Being ill. I've got covid along with one DC who is feeling lots better. I can't sleep (4th night of this progressively worse each night)

Struggling with 2 young DC who are not ill. Still having to do the wash, teeth, dressed, feed, wash up, sort uniforms, school shoes, bath bed and so on.....Night time worries about what if I get really ill ever.

Must remind myself it was no better when I wasn't single, it was still all on me

Sorry to hear that . Hope you will be better soon . For me the loneliness especially on Sundays and holiday times .

Ah I'm sorry - hope you feel better v v soon.
When I read your title but before I read your post I immediately thought 'being poorly'.

Thank you. Feeling a little sorry for myself.

@Molly333 I am starting to feel lonely too. But never so lonely as I was in my marriage.

@RainbowMum11 it's tough isn't it.

Yes immediately thought being I’ll when I read your title. I remember it well. It is so hard isn’t it.

I hope you’ve been able to sleep a little and do whatever you can to lighten the load.

Being poorly for sure and also trying to take 3 children to your smear test and they keep looking behind the curtain.

I'm also a single parent with Covid, so feel your pain. Having to think about food, clean clothes etc is the last thing I feel like doing.

When I read your title I also thought illness. It’s definitely the worst part.

All of it tbh. Illness. Loneliness. Days like today, when you see all these mothers getting lie ins and breakfast in bed, but you've never had that and you just get to do laundry etc. Nothing relaxing about mothers day for me. Don't get me wrong, I love my child, but days like this reinforce how difficult being a single parent is. Mentally and physically.

Agree, being ill, also the relentless financial worry. I’m generally better off alone financially as XH was very ‘spendy’ but I do worry about job security/have no work life balance (not that I don’t appreciate that lots of folk aren’t in the same boat).

I’d like to step off the treadmill of life to recharge for a couple of months tbh! No bills, no lone parenting, no stress. Not like that’s going to happen 😑.

Yep to loneliness too!

Yes, being ill. When things go wrong (roof blows off, water leaks). As a working parent with no support, child's school ringing because they are ill. Never getting a lie in. Empty nest being properly empty, although to be fair that last one has turned into a real positive over time😊

Mothers day doesn't usually bother me, the DC are always at their dad's. But today it feels crap. I felt too rubbish to plan a nice morning before they went. I usually do nice things for myself. Had a shitty message from ex.

Being ill, especially anything with vomiting. You can't reasonably ask anyone else for help in case they catch it, so if you are the only adult...it doesn't matter how sick you are, you have to function anyway.

My high point was puking as I changed DS's diarrhoea filled nappy. I literally didn't know what to do!