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Feeling some major mum guilt

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Zofloralover1 · 14/11/2022 11:32

I have a 5 year old son, me and his dad split up before our son was 3 months old. His dad has a new partner and has been with her 3 and a half years, they have a daughter together and one on the way. I’m with a new partner and currently pregnant with my second child who will be born in march next year.

my sons step mum told me my son didn’t want to come back to my house yesterday and said how he said he was going to miss his daddy etc (however he has had said similar things to me before about wanting to stay with me) .. it’s really affected me and now I’m feeling some major mum guilt that my son is in between houses with me and his dad while his sister on his dads side is with his dad every day and how his unborn sister that I’m pregnant with will be with me every day and he’s not got a set in the stone house, I’m feeling so guilty that me and his dad split up, it was for the best that we did and I don’t regret that but I didn’t want this life for my son where he’s in between houses. Not really sure what I’m looking to gain from this post but I needed to get this off my chest

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millymollymoomoo · 14/11/2022 11:49

I wouldn’t read too much into it tbh
i think you’re overthinking

most kids that age act on a out of sight out of mind approach, but this doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to come home or doesn’t want to go to dads. Just means that when he’s there he focussed on there.

MintJulia · 14/11/2022 12:03

Kids do that a lot at that age. My ds refused to leave his aunt's once because the cat needed him.

Don't get it out of proportion. Your dc loves both of you and will be happy with either. There is nothing to feel guilty about

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