Evening all.
Separated from dcs dad 18 months ago, whilst pregnant with youngest. She's now 11 months. I had our eldest last year for Christmas eve and morning, therefore it is his turn and I'd rather the kids were together than me not miss out on her first Christmas morning. I've booked a massage and coffee with a friend Christmas eve and am thinking positively that I can get organised for their return on Christmas morning. We have plans with family to go out for Christmas lunch and I am cooking for my parents boxing day. They are with me fully until rhe 30th. But... it still stings I will be alone Christmas morning. Due to having and recovering from youngest being born, moving house, going back to work I've had no time for a new relationship or wish for one. Of course he has already introduced the girlfriend to both kids briefly (which I found out about through our eldest, his whole family were there. Youngest was 6 months old 🙄) he denies her existence to me. He has no respect for me, at all.
I know I won't be the only one feeling like this, and it's only fair he has them as its his contact day and his turn. He won't send pics or communicate at all, so it'll literally be waving them off and left to my own devices. Friends mainly have their own relationships and young families. No one has actually asked what I'm doing tbh.
Feel free to jump on board and keep ourselves up when the kids are off having fun without us!