Anyone else been in my position?
My 15 year old blames me for everything. He blames me for separating from his dad ( he was a young baby), he blames me for him only seeing his dad once a fortnight. The list goes on.
The truth is, his Dad left. He attempted to cheat on me, I found out, confronted him and he left. Left me to bring up a baby alone, with loads of debt. He moved on.
Since then I've battled to give DS the best life I can. I've done my best to keep a relationship between him and his dad. His Dad still sees him EOW ( when he doesn't cancel) but nothing in between. No holidays ( even though he has his other children extra) no nothing. I've tried, he just isn't that interested.
DS is angry. He wants to know details (why we split up etc), but I'm reluctant as I've always felt it's wrong to bad mouth his Dad.
What do I say? I cling on to hope that he acts like this because we're actually quite close and he knows he feels safe saying it. It's just so hurtful.
I also hate the thought that he's spent his childhood feeling like this and believing I've ruined everything.
I've suggested to him that we seek someone to talk to, maybe someone at school or a counsellor, but he goes mad at the suggestion 