Who else doesn't get an overnight break at weekends?

[Meglet]

There's going to be loads of us isn't there .

The DC's don't see their dad so I don't have the pleaure of a social life or a break at weekends (I work part-time in the week). My family help in the week so I can run errands and mum is back up if the kids are ill and can't go to nursery but they don't get sleep-overs at anyones house as they are quite a handful and hard to control.

I think I will cry if anyone else says to me 'oh, haven't you met anyone yet? Don't you go out?'. Um... no, bit hard to leave 2 toddlers in the house in the evenings.

Bit of a moan really .

Me.(sob):)

Me (howl) only just started being a single mum. Didn't have much of a social life before though as it becme apparent that h couldn't see danger, or forgot to feed them and i was advised by the health visitor not to leaave them with him. H doesn't have the children unsupervised so no time off as yet. No family help near by either and parents too old to manage 2 and 4 year old solo.

anyone got a link for gingerbread?

Me too - xh doesn't live in this country - and tbh even if he did probably wouldn't be living anywhere suitable to have dts staying over ...

I've had one night away from the kids (now nearly seven!) since they were born (been on my own since they were six months old) ... and that was to stay with my new bf BUT I am lucky (or not) enough to live with my mum so can go out if she's not busy though she isn't too wild about being left overnight/for weekends but am hoping to one day, maybe, get a couple of nights away ...

Can I join this. I know it's a bit diff but 5mo DD is in entirely my care. Wakes up 2+ times a night. All me. Always ne. Saying that I wouldn't have it any other way though :)

I have DD3 24/7 as she doesn't see her dad (his choice) and I don't have any family. I work full time but flexibly so I try and sneak off for the occasional coffee before having to pick her up from the childminder.

It's really hard work but I've just started going on single parent breaks with Singlewithkids. I looked at some of the other companies that do single parent holidays but they were too expensive. It's great to be with adults on an evening knowing that the kids are tucked up in bed.

me to,3ds's twins 12yrs and a 4year old,twins used to stay at dads till 2yrs ago but sadly passed away,youngest dad has seen him for all of an hr in 4yrs (dads decision)

so all mine 24/7

do get a social life sometimes but no family help and rarley ask friends as they have their own families to look after,sometimes feel alone doing this on my own,and also feel as ive three lads they really need a male about

have to admit am sometimes envious of LP who do have weekends "off"

My memory isn't long enough to remember a social life or lie ins! My ds is now 5 and it's been the two of us since he was 18 mo. Lego, blanky, toy cars, juice bottle and a warm energetic bundle of smiles and kisses is my weekend alarm clock - wouldn't have it any other way now.

Mind you, I could have done without the metal cars being left in my bed during the week - not pleasant to roll on to! :-)

Yes, completely alone for 12 years now, since ex decided he wasn't ready to be a father when I got pregnant.

He lives abroad too so although am in contact with his parents no practical help from them.

My own parents spend more than half the year abroad, are elderly, and very rarely offer to help when they are here. Actually they only ever help if I ask, and usually I only ask if I have to stay late at work, never for social stuff.

I work too, but school hours so don't feel part of the 'group' at work, and can't do any social stuff at work. No money for babysitters and have to travel an hour each way to get to/from work as is. Add that to the cost of an evening out and it simply isn't an option when I am struggling to find petrol money for work.

Have 1 friend who ds went to for sleepovers on occasion. But since her youngest(8) was given an air rifle I'm not wanting to send ds over there. (Friend's ds is not allowed a nintendo ds because he's not responsible enough to take care of it and on 2 occasions I have witnessed horribly agressive fighting between the 2 brothers that made me felt sick and has ended with them injuring each other... The youngest now has a gun.. can you see why I'm worried about ds going there now!?)

morning everyone . My two are playing / watching cbeebies while I faff about on the laptop.

No one made me a cup of tea this morning but they didn't wake up too early so it feels a bit 'weekend-ish'.

gilly I have the same problem at work. They aranged the xmas meal in a restaurant out in the sticks so it was too much of a PITA for me to go along too (a taxi would have been £££). To add insult to injury they let all the staff who were going to the party leave at 3pm to get dressed up and not have to come in until 10am the next morning, those of us who couldn't go had to stay and work . I have been looking for another job ever since.

The thing I hate is that people think you're really unsociable because you can't go for drinks after work. Not possible when you have to do the childcare pick up!

I haven't been out in the evening for months but am going out in a couple of weeks.

Nope but a lack of a night out has been the least of my problems tbh. Yup I'm unsociable in the eyes of work mates etc but really "am I bovvered?" (Catherine Tate face).

Got a pair of red peep toe stilletoes the other day from the charity shop but know the chances of my having anywhere to wear them are zilch. I'll wear them with purple leggings when I'm 80 lol!

What I really dream of is not a night out on the tiles but a sleep-in on a Sunday morning tll 9 or 10 am someday (; ) ). DS is never up later than 6 am unless he's sick.