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I'm having a bit of a lone parent meh! time atm

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disneyspendingmoney · 16/05/2019 15:08

I'm feeling a bit ground down being a lone parent , I feel like I'm juggling a lot.

The dcs are, well just kids and I get a bit fed up doing the cooking and cleaning and stuff, especially when it comes to cooking they have entirely different tastes. They do t line "spicy" and they squabble a lot.

Schools are getting me down what with the bullying and other school related stuff, like bloody uniforms and shoes and getting them to do homework. And not getting letters about trips and breakfast and after school clubs.

Works getting me down, because I'm having to balance work and the dcs. The job is good but difficult and I just don't get the time to do stuff.

Debts getting me down, I would have so much of it wasn't for having to get a solicitor to deal with the ex.

The dogs are getting me down because they need walking etc.

One good thing is the ex is leaving me well alone, but the cm payments gave gone too,

I could do with an evening to myself somewhere,with a huge, psycho curry and a couple of cobras with bit of a natter with someone and not having to think of any of the above, maybe next year, eh!

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eve34 · 16/05/2019 18:17

Sorry to hear you are struggle. It does all get a bit Samey.

Why has Cms stopped? Can you get this sorted.

Hope you can plan a night out. And get kids on a sleep over? I know the idea sounds easy and actually isn't. And as soon as they aren't there you miss them like mad. Or maybe book a day off work and just have a day to yourself.

Can you go and visit family so some of the mundane stuff can be done by someone else.

Chris07 · 16/05/2019 22:42

It is really hard whrn it is work, kids, work kids, work, I'm in the same boat. The above post is true when you get free time and the routine is broken you do miss them however you defiantly need some ME time also. See if you can book a day or two off work while they are at school. Even maybe unpayed leave or have a friend/family sit inn with them for the evening while you go out. Keep your chin up :)

Confusedteacher · 16/05/2019 22:45

It’s rubbish, I hear you Flowers

Do you have a friend who can come over for a curry night? Or are the DC old enough to arrange sleepovers for them, so you can have a night off?

Sometimes it really does feel like a never ending mountain of drudgery to climb.

disneyspendingmoney · 16/05/2019 23:00

Thanks all.

Sometimes it really does feel like a never ending mountain of drudgery to climb.

really describes it

The debt from courts and me over compensating with the dcs is getting to me a bit. I've got a mate I can and his dw, I can arrange an early evening curry with. But it's my piss poor money management that's really making everything hard.

It's a school trip that's getting too me, not sure I can afford it and asking the ex comes at too high a price

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