Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Lone parents

Use our Single Parent forum to speak to other parents raising a child alone.

Original poster

Help me stay sane.

6 replies

prettypurpledaisy · 25/02/2011 21:17

Brief history have 2 dc, one 16 and one 13. Always had a very small support network, dh and my mum.
Separated about 18 months ago so he is out of the picture. Now mum has had a stroke and is not getting better.
Feel so alone, have rl friends but they are all bored with my drama :(.
Assure me that things will get better.

OP posts:
sharon2609 · 25/02/2011 22:12

You poor thing. I'm sure your friends are not bored. I too have a very small support network/circle of friends. I find it hard to make new friends but forced myself to start new hobby, which I love and has given me a boost.It is hard and so easy to get into a rut. Is there anything yu can do to meet new people? Sounds such a cliche but has helped me.x

mmsmum · 25/02/2011 22:48

I am in no position to keep anybody sane, I have enough trouble keeping myself this side of the asylum gates!

If your friends are real friends they won't be bored, that's just you worrying. I'm sorry to hear about your Mum, that happened to a friends Mum and it's been very hard on her and her family, but after the initial shock things have settled down and care is in place now. I know I'm going to sound like your friends but honestly, it will get better Smile

Gonzo33 · 26/02/2011 04:49

Brew Biscuit Things will get better. It must be very hard at the moment, but you will get through it and come out the otherside stronger. I suspect your friends don't think that you are boring them they probably just don't know what to do for the best (((HUGS)))

earwicga · 26/02/2011 05:10

How is your mum? Is it a recent stroke and is she still in hospital? Strokes are scary things, and there can be a long recovery time.

How are your children coping with this?

Original poster
prettypurpledaisy · 26/02/2011 09:16

Thanks for the replies everyone. I feel so lost at the moment. Mum is still in hospital but it is like a weird alien creature is in charge of her body, she breaks through every so often but most of the time she is not there. DD coping quite well but she is an optimist bless her. DS not so good, doesnt want to come and visit as he finds it too upsetting. Both DCs are very close to my mum.
I am sure it will get better as time goes on but very hard at the moment.
Thanks for the hugs, i will survive this and one good thing to come out of it is my brother and I now talk on a daily basis and have discovered we quite like each other afterall. So every cloud :).

OP posts:
Downunderdolly · 26/02/2011 12:37

Hi Prettypurpledaisy. Not much advise but lots of love and support. I am in a similar(ish) situation as forced to stay in Australia since my husband left unexpectedly (to me) six months ago. As such don't have old friends and family around me and I am now left with an exploded life in a country that is not my own with a three year old having never worked here I kind of thought it was OK to feel a bit hmmmm about things but friends here (newish as we had only been here for three years) seem to expect me to have moved on and have dealt with it. I think they are well meaning but just have no clue as to the magnitude of how I am feeling. So no wise words but validation of sorts!

New posts on this thread. Refresh page