I separated from my partner in April and he moved out in May, I have a two year old son. As I was advised by my lawyer that I couldn't work as I had been the primary earner in our relationship in 2012- I decided -possibly stupidly- to do up my house this summer.
My son started to increasingly whine as we stayed at various (nice) places whilst the house was being done up, obviously he's been through alot of change. (My son sees his dad three days a week still).It was finished at the end of August and we returned and then my son started a new nursery and mid September an au pair moved in and started to rev up to return to work after now a year out of employment. The whining increased...
Today I've fired the au pair as I've discovered she's a bit of a pathological liar..
And now I'm in a real quandary about what to do. I've put my son through a lot of change -is the whining because of this and he's unhappy or is it just because he's two? And if its just because he's two does anyone have any suggestions of how to make him stop?
Or should I plough on and get another au pair- I haven't worked for a year and I don't get an financial support from my sons father, so financially and mentally it would be good for me. But is this selfish and would have a serious impact on my son?
Any thoughts, views or advice much appreciated..