Hi,
Me and my husband of almost 7 years have been having issues a while and the relationship is just getting worse and it's affecting me mentally and as a parent I'm struggling with all the stress.
We have two young kids, just turned 2 and a 10 month old.
I'm thinking birdnesting might be a good idea. So when I'm with the kids I live in the house we have mortgaged together, and when he has the kids I'll move out to my mums for those days. That way the kids have stability. Also, I will struggle as a single mother to get a rental with my wages let alone get on the property ladder again. Rental in my area for a 2 bed is £1200 for just a small house in a basic area. We only bought the house two years ago so there isn't much equity in it but enough to mean I wouldn't be able to claim benefit or get any housing help.
Also, if after time apart and a break etc if we decided that we did want to be together we wouldn't have made a rash decision to sell the house etc. He is refusing to move out (he has family he could go to happily) and I have no where to go easily where I can take the kids and have the space etc.
I wondered if anyone had any experience or advice or views on birdnesting as I don't know anyone who has done it?