Has any other single parents…?

[MintGreenC]

Never had a night to themselves since they split with their ex? So ex has never had the kids overnight? Starting to feel like the only one so help me feel better to know its not just me? (No telling me im lucky)

I didn't for a very, very long time. DD never liked sleeping over so he brought her back at 7pm and picked her up again at 8:30am.

I started getting nights to myself when DD became old enough to go on sleepovers with friends, which she has always been happy to do.

She's a teen now and will still only sleep over at his if it's for contact over Christmas or if visiting his family 100 miles away, otherwise she just visits one day a weekend. She doesn't seem him as a parent, they have more of an Uncle/Niece relationship - she says it's nice to visit but it's not home.

I was a single mum for 10 years with my son and I was the same as you. I had him full time. He never went to his Dads. On reflection I’m glad as his Dad was not fit for purpose shall we say.

Me! I'm a lone parent. Ex h and OW moved to the other end of the country and he said he no longer wanted contact. So that was that.

Me. Ex moved abroad. He has visited DD a handful of times but hasn't had her overnight at all since we split

Me. It's likely to stay that way too.

My ex barely saw dd1 and certainly didn’t have her overnight , I had my first child free night when she was 5 .

Aside from my honeymoon when ds was 2.5yrs old, I have never spent a night away from him. At 15 now, it won't be long till I can leave him home alone for a night.

didn't have a night to myself for 14 years. and yes, I consider myself lucky. Why wouldn't I? I wanted to be a parent, I was a parent, I had what I wanted

good for you but I didn't choose to parent alone. That's not "what I wanted"

This is aimed at single parents.

@MintGreenC I am a single parent....

I have two dc who haven't seen their birth dads since being newborns (single parent), then 2 dc with stbxh who I co-parent with.

Yep, i have 100% of care at my house. Ex is too unwell to help. No family locally either although maybe once a year I get a few days off with a family member helping out. It's tough!

Do you have any family or friends that would allow you to have a night to yourself?

No unfortunately there is no one that would have them overnight at all.