Lockdown blues

[TwinkleMerrick]

I'm finding this lockdown so much harder than the others. Single mum to a almost 3 year old and a teacher. Doing online lessons, which is great as I have some routine but I'm struggling mentally. I feel so lonely, and I have no motivation to do any exercise or anything crafty like I have done in the other lockdowns.

I just can't see an end in sight. I'm really missing human interaction. Once my DD goes to bed I'm all alone and it's a struggle. My folks help out with DD (they are my bubble) when I'm teaching, but that's it....no other communication. I miss talking to other mums, I miss going to the soft play and having a coffee. How are other single mums coping? How is any single person coping?

Hi @TwinkleMerrick It's such a tough time at the moment. Everyone is struggling but being a single parent to a little one and teaching must be tough.

Could your folks maybe have your dd for an hour so you can go for a walk with a friend? I find even though I don't feel like it if I make the arrangements I go through with it. Or video call a friend?

I plan to try to pamper myself a bit more, maybe get some bath bombs or face masks and break up the monotony of the week by doing things like that.

It's not going to be forever, it just feels like it. xx

I'm not single but I find it very very lonely.
I'm going to take up waking / maybe try running. It's good you have supportive parents. But it's so hard

Hi I'm a single mum and ft teacher. My 3 year old nursery closed for 10 days and I really struggled doing lessons and caring for him. The isolation has been unreal and have recently gone anti depressants which seem to be helping. Family are miles away so recently reached out to another lone parent and have formed a bubble. It's been awful. Can only empathise. X

Single parent here too and I'm finding this lockdown much harder than previous. I am starting to feel down and lose motivation for things I would have done before, like exercise, de-cluttering, even work things.
Dc aren't as enthused this time round with the weather. I am not getting help as waiting till parent has the vaccine - I don't know how much longer I can go on for and am trying to take one day at a time.

Single parent here too. I have to have a few walks booked in each week with a colleague to break it up. My ds is older so can leave him for an hour. Feeling at end of my tether a bit too. Hard to sleep when I don't feel that I'm physically tired. Im also aware that I have so little to talk about! Was so social before all this started. Missing friends and family massively

Thanks for all your replies, I think I'm finding it harder because the weather is so rubbish. I live in a built up area so not many places to walk, there is a park but it so busy all the time which makes me anxious. I also don't know any other lone parents, it makes it really hard to talk to my other mum friends because they just don't get it. I get the 'I don't know how you do it' reply....like I have a choice!

In the first lockdown I did loads in the garden, so I'm going to start thinking about growing some plants from seeds. My DD can get involved with that. It's just hard to be motivated this time round, I feel so fed up with it all. I really miss the weekends, going out for coffee, play dates, shopping. Xx