How was your day today? Come share.

[BellevilleRendezvous]

Evening. I lurk more than I post, but I was thinking that one of the crappy things about being an lp is that there is no-one to ask how your day went each evening (though appreciate some partners might not have asked either!).

So I thought I would start this thread as a place to share the ups and downs of our days. I'll start.

I had a great day with ds (3.4), he was being really helpful and co-operative. I took him swimming then to the supermarket. He had a lunchtime nap and I did a massive cooking session for the freezer and to help out a friend with a new baby. Played a few games with ds in the afternoon. Fairly mundane but no tantrums (him) or shouty impatience (me) so definitely a good one.

How was your day?

Hello there. MollieO that is GREAT news. As you say not the end of the battle but a very big victory in the meantime. That must be a huge relief to just have a bit more money coming in.

Sorry to hear about your cough though, those ones that just won't go are a right pain.

My day has been ok, but ds has just gone to bed nearly an hour early, he's dropping his lunchtime nap most days and also has a cold, so at 6.10 he said he wanted to go to bed. Feel sorry for him but feels like a result as I wanted an early night too (hungover!) but have loads to get done first.

I spoke to ds's nursery who were lovely and are going to help as much as they can to make him feel happier. He keeps telling me that he misses me all the time that he is there, that he is sad there, people keep snatching things off him and it is too noisy. Feel awful. But it is a lovely nursery and I have no other option. He used to have the most wonderful CM but she gave up to go back to nursing and he's never quite got the hang of the nursery thing, he's not very good at standing his ground. There just aren't CMs round here, not ones with availability anyway and I don't want to move him again given it's only a year until school now. Ah well he had me all to himself today so was happier. Meant I got very little done though!

How was everyone else's day?

It's hard to adjust to a different routine at that age but the nursery sound as if they are doing what they can to manage the change. It is hard when you don't have a choice.

Enjoy your earlier evening and I hope your ds feels better tomorrow. Mine is having a very rare sleepover at grandma's - the third one since he was born and he's 6.2 now!

If I felt better I'd have my head in a glass of wine.

Hello everyone.

Mollie that is great news about the CSA , is there a bit of spare cash for a treat or two for you ?

Last couple of days I have had the estate agent over to get house valued etc. In some ways its good news the house will sell very fast but I am sad my dc and I have to leave our lovely home. Everyone says how nice it will be have my own place fresh start etc. I know its true but really I would much rather just stay here ! Oh well worse things happen at sea.

I have my dc this weekend and after dinner we are going to sit and watch the new Transformers movie cuddled up on the setee -bliss.

Have a nice evening everyone

Think that is definitely one of the hardest parts of being a lone parent, someone to talk over your day with . .