Hi all, hopefully any responses I get will be good ones, I mean that as in it can be hit and miss when talking about being a single parent. Because many will say 'well I done it had 3, worked full time, owned my own house etc' Okay I take my hat off to those parents, but I don't know their personal situation and history.
Myself and my DC have lived nearly 2yrs as just the two of us now, some things were easier and harder prior to daycare becoming a possibility. Now I find the free time I have goes so quickly. I am fortunate as I am made to feel by some, that my DC see's their father at weekends. Still struggling with him not sharing holiday's.
I just feel like as time has gone on, the responsibilities have hiked up, the chores, the admin, things indoors. I'm in the middle of sorting school stuff out/buying uniform and organising it in DC room. I have had to use the wardrobes to store things of mine in, like boxes from moving that still have things in 🤦♀️ because I have nowhere else to put them, in the bigger wardrobe there are my files as in from previous study etc and other paperwork. Ideally this wardrobe needs to be cleared out so it can be fully used for school stuff as it is the bigger one out of the two(might sound generous, they aren't, property came furnished but if any of you have experienced that, they are cheap small flimsy furniture items. But still greatful to not of had to of bought stuff, as housing situation is very unpredictable.
But now I need to move them because a chest that sits next to them was dangerous if you opened a drawer the whole thing fell down, so I had it secured to the wall for safety. So unless I get that removed to push the wardrobes down as there is a drawer at the bottom of the bigger one, which i would like to be able to use, then I will have to pull the two wardrobes out and swap them around, I will then be able to open the drawer. As it is blocked by an electrical box thing where it currently is.
But the reason I mention the above, is because this is what reminds me of how crap it is with no man around, someone to help lift/carry/move things. Do DIY etc. I do know guys that could do things, but not that I necessarily want coming in to my home.
So then I think about looking for an actual person who does these things for a living, but then how much will that cost 🤦♀️ and you'd want to obviously save up the jobs so things can be done over a short period of time, otherwise it costs for many, every time they come out.
Well the management company who look after the property, the guys they use to do work for them certainly work like that!
I have high blood pressure it seems, and stress etc is not helping sometimes I feel like my chest is feeling tight/pressure etc and I remind myself I need to be careful as I will be no good for anything if anything happened to me.
Please be kind, and i would love to hear from single parents, mother's in particular how you cope.
Thankyou 😇