... but I keep seeing this mum I know, posting updates on social media about her new bloke. She looks so happy, he looks so happy, they are travelling away almost every weekend and going to all sorts of events.
I am a single mum and I do get how hard it can be to meet somebody, and how wonderful it is to have love in your life (grown up love! and sex!). And I know I should be really happy for her, finding somebody who obviously is great for her. But I just feel so sad for her young kids! The kids aren't in any pictures any more. The places/events they're going to are all the kind of things where you don't take kids. Two of them have a totally absent father, so I know they aren't going to stay with their dad, although one might be.
I KNOW I am being unreasonable, but every time I see her updates on social media I just feel really sad, especially for her littlest girl who is friends with mine. I suppose I am projecting and imagining how my little one would feel if I went away all the time, and it's not necessarily the case that her child would feel the same way!
Argh. Please, somebody remind me again of how important it is for mums to care for themselves as well as their kids. I'm beginning to think I may end up single for the rest of my life because I can't detach enough to do this stuff, and I don't want to get all judgy on top of it!