When our child was due there was so much interest I was on such a high expecting a year of socialising with the more interested friends and family, baby was born and showered with gifts then just a few brief catch ups to nothing. My partners family have been awful! He has a large family with a few siblings that haven't kept in touch at all and 2 have fallen out with us without us even doing anything! It's crazy. My mum died of cancer just 6 wks after our child was born whjch was so hard to deal with whilst also raising a first child, partner also became very ill with a bowel disorder and no one cared, none of them cared, no one asked how I was, or how we were coping, they didn't give a toss about us. We have given up trying to make an effort with them and 2.5 yrs later it's like we aren't even related they don't return any contact. My half sister makes no effort and has seen our daughter twice in 2.5 yrs! It's terrible, what sort of people can be like that to their own family! Luckily my dad is pretty good but he has to work a lot and isn't around much it's turned in to a mihhtmare and mentally I'm struggling I feel such guilt for my child. Friends wise I do have a couple of close friends who I see fortnightly which has been a relief and we're so grateful for, but found making new friendships difficult due to work and time and some play dates have had to be cancelled due to either us or them being ill as we've been plagued with so many viruses since our child started nursery.
Sorry it's just a lot i felt so ill last wknd about it all like down, drained and tired and stuck very stuck, is this just me or is anyone else or has anyone gone through this? 🥺