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Hate being a (single) parent

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StrawberryTwister · 22/03/2024 10:00

Honestly so sick of being a single parent, I've already been in tears today and it's not even 10am over how horrible and rude my children are to me, so much for kids will grow up and realise who was there for them and who did everything for them, I don't even believe that. It's my son's birthday today, I've gone above and beyond for him to have a nice day. He wanted a photo cake as he draws things online and I said we could get one printed onto a cake for him, went to 2 different Asda stores and both the machines wasn't working, so went to a 3rd all in all this took 4 hours as I don't drive so it was by public transport so I didn't let him down. Only for him to wake up today and be so rude and nasty to me for no reason. He was in a vile mood from the moment he woke up. I've spent a fortune on him for presents because I have no family so he won't receive anything off anyone else so sometimes I feel I have to make up for this. He has no involvement with his father who isn't interested in him and the thanks I get is rude and nasty attitude to me, why the hell do I bother? No kids do not grow up and appreciate you did everyone for them, they don't. That's a lie, maybe some do but most don't. I've brought him and his siblings up alone with no input from their father including financially and no family and all I have is ungrateful rude children.

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transplantplant · 22/03/2024 10:02

how old are your DC, op? Sounds like you need to come down a bit harder on the rudeness. It should have some consequences.

How do you connect with them on an emotional level? Do you have stuff you do together?

Can you call a "house meeting" where you're all calm and you can talk about how you are feeling?

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StrawberryTwister · 22/03/2024 10:31

He is 12. We do stuff together all the time I'm with them 24/7 they don't see their father at all. I'm just so done with it tbh I've raised them alone for 7 years tried my best

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transplantplant · 22/03/2024 11:43

sounds like you could do with a short break from each other. can you send him to a relative for a few days?

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