New here and need a friend :)

[BetterWoman]

Hello fellow single parents! I've been a member of Mumsnet for a while but I rarely log on and I've decided that now might be a good time to reach out and make some friends :) I'm a single mother to three beautiful children, my youngest is 1, and I've been single for 3 years. I worked full time until 3 years ago and have been a sahm since. It's all good, I adore my children and wouldn't change a thing, but lately I'm struggling with insomnia, breastfeeding and generalised anxiety. I'm a bit of a loner so I don't talk to anyone about these things, and I'm not even sure I want to talk about them, but would just really like to be able to chat with other single parents holding it together :)

Hello You're in the right place. We're all holding it together . Sometimes dropping things, sometimes juggling it all without too many problems and always drinking lots of tea / coffee and eating biscuits.

We've got a couple of long running lp threads, a sharing the burdens general supportive chat and moaning and the housework thread.

All different circumstances but no judging and no 'helpful' "can you get a babysitter / cleaner / au pair?...." comments.

Ill be your friend!
Working full time, my DS is 2.5 , single 2 years now.
Get v lonely at times,living in a remote area and find it hard to motivate myself to get out and about when DS is away at his dads.

Ah thank you Meglet and Alwaysrushingaround, it's so lovely to meet you! I wasn't really sure whether to expect any response or not, so thank you :) I too live in a remote area and it suits me perfectly because I don't generally need human interaction outside of my children, but lately things have got a bit much and I've realised that I really do need to talk. Insomnia is the worst as a single parent because there is absolutely no reprieve. I'm quite tired! Meglet please pass me the chocolate biscuits and Alwaysrushingaround please tell me more about your situation xx

Also, can anyone tell me why the Mumsnet Talk app is completely blank? I've tried all menus and reinstalled but I got nothin'

not sure. I'm on the Samsung / android app and it seems to be ok for me.

I'm getting this on every screen :(

Well, never mind. I'll check in here. Thanks so much ladies for responding, it means a lot to me x

Thank you ladies for your responses. If anyone else would like to chat, please do not hesitate to get in touch! I don't really get much time to talk until late at night, so it would be reassuring to meet any fellow night owls :)

Hi!

I'm a single parent too. I have 2, soon to be 3 boys.

Oldest is 13. Little one is 2.5. Baby is due in June.

I've been alone since December now.

I too don't get much time to myself until the evenings!

I had insomnia after my second son was born. It's a fucker. Real bastard! I hope it eases soon.