to envy people who have lots of parental support

[ohmum]

Sorry but sometimes I find it really hard to be pleased for my friends who tell me they had a nice night out and lie in as parents helped out. Or they had a nice long weekend without children as rellies took over ... the list goes on...

So those of you who are lucky to have all that supoprt bear a thought for those of us who have never had a lie in (even when parnets stay), a night away from our beloveds.... And yes we do have parents, they just don't seem to want to help - and quitefrankly I am really fed up.

We have no one at all, although there is mean MIL, luckily living at some distance.
Although it feels like a slog, At least DD will be secure that we're always there for her.

Just want to extend sympathy to those of you in this position. because I am lucky and know it. (doting nearby grandparents on my side, DS dad is not my partner but loving involved dad and on-tap free babysitter, GPs on DS side doting and offer to have him for weekends though I have not yet taken them up on it).

If you are without family help, is it possible to team up with friends (or local MNers) for take-turns free babysitting?

mademez, in theory, yes, although my best friend owes me about four sessions...

Realised since posting about my mother that actually, while her parents dying was terribly sad, we did actually all live with her father until I was 18 months old, so she did have family support in spades. And I used to go and stay with my other granny on my own from the age of about three...

Will have to phone her up and continue the argument!