Tell me being a single parent comes as second nature ater a while...please.

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How do you cope with doing all the cleaning, cooking, gardening, decorating and never getting a lie in?

How soooooo true littleWonder!

Does any kind of parenting ever become second nature? I just think I've got the whole thing sorted when something changes and I have to start all over again!

I have never shared parenting but even so feeling comfortable as the person in charge of absolutely everything didn't happen the moment ds was born. It has taken a long time and still isn't easy. But it is fun (mostly).

I muddle through, every single day. Some days I feel I've been a good mum, but most of the time not. I tend to concentrate on the kids and do the house stuff as and when it drives me bonkers (I've got 6 kids). It is very hard. But what choice do we have? Couldn't live with leaving them, so just plod on, one day at a time.

kerrymum
I have a ds of 7, he has ASD, and twin girls of 4.

You'll cope. We all cope. Good days, bad days and effing awful days. You will cope because we have to.

But dont expect everything on your list to be done. In the week I work, Sundays are usually reserved for cleaning the house, although if I do the garden, the house will be a tip for another week. If I decorate, the house and garden will be a tip for as long as it takes. It drives me mad, but its just not possible to do it all at once.