Hi,
I'm no longer a lone parent but my predicament is something I imagine lone parents struggle with!!
I have a 12 year old son, I separated from his dad when he was a few months old. It's been tough going, we had a couple of years backwards and forwards to court when DS was a toddler. DS and his dad have EOW contact and in between there are the odd text messages.
DS hasn't seen his Dad for nearly 4 weeks for various reasons ( swapped weekends for MD and this last weekend his Dad messed up so DS didn't go)
DS has always had a temper, he's always been difficult to parent, is very strong willed and stubborn. Besides this though I think we have a lovely relationship and get on really well.
The problem is during arguments he always throws around stuff about how everything is better at his Dad's . which could be true but he doesn't have homework, a set bedtime - as it's the weekend, getting sent to school, being made to have a bath etc, so of course everything is easy there!!
Last night we had an argument as he'd been on his PS4 for a long amount of time and he was pushing for longer, which would mean him going to bed later than normal ( or having a shorter shower!) the argument went on and on, as it always does, as DS won't back down. In the end he was so rude he's ended up losing out on his PS4 this evening.
Then started all the I hate you, I hate my step dad, he treats me badly, my Dad is amazing, I can't wait until I can leave this house forever 
all really upsetting stuff, and I'll be honest really hard to hear as yes my EX is lovely to DS's face but there's a side he really doesn't know ( and I don't want him to) so it's a real kick in the teeth to hear DS shining his halo for him!!
I know he's angry but I really don't know what to do with his behaviour. We try so so hard with him, he has a lovely life, but he's always only seeing what he doesn't get and not what he does!
Please, someone tell me it will get better?!