Do any of you ever feel lonely....

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Bit late really to start this but I can't sleep....just wanted to know if any of you other single mums ever feel lonely and if so what do you do about it? Just thinking about it really cos of bank holiday weekend coming up and hearing everyone's plans for weekends away "en famille" made me feel a bit out of the loop IYSWIM.

goodnight coping - take a big glass of water to bed and get lots of sleep - have a great day tomorrow.

oh I'm not going to bed yet! But if you are then rest well

night coping, water! and sleep tight. We are here in the morning

Was about to put my hand up and say 'I do!' but you've all gone to blardy bed you rotters

I'm not! I don't intend to yet either!
How are you?

Hiya!

I'm okay but not okay enough to be able to sleep yet! Has been particularly bad weekend this one - salary delayed by BHol and so having to do free stuff only, alone with 3 dc and also relationship of 7 months ended rather firmly this evening.

How are you? Apologies for sob story!

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god no apologies needed!!

RnB - I think that too. People I know who are in a happy relationship even, stil don't ever really get a break!

I have to agree.My family are not at all supportive and it makes me feel even more alone and even more exhausted. I wouldn't say I don't cope exactly but having worked in homes of families with two parents, at my most resentful moments I sometimes am a bit at how they appear to be lacking any kind of resources for dealing with 'stuff'. Imean, the stuff I deal with day in day out on my own with 3 dc. Plus, when you're on your own the bad stuff seems to multiply quite rapidly...

Sorry, should explain with an example.

As a lone parent one is quite likely to be a little low on funds at times, I am so I eek out my petrol. Now, if I run out of petrol with the dc in the car, as I have done once, I have nobody to call. So, getting sorted becomes a marathon and expensive task. Whereas if you have a partner or grandparents to call upon it is unfortunate but quickly resolvable. I hate that.

I do know where you are coming from - I am lucky in that I do get on with my family but -they live over 400m away so like yourself I have no-one to call on if I get stuck or just need a break!

ex pissed me right off the other day when he phoned to aske if I could pick dd up a bit early as he had some forms to fill out
I did, but it wasn't till afterwards I thought what does he think I do for that sort of thing? Wtf is wrong with his evenings when she has gone to bed ffs, or perhaps he didn't want to interupt his time with his girlfriend - areshole!
rant! grr!

Oh I know! My exdh never has the dh as it uses up his holiday time meaning he can't go skiing or to Glastonbury or whatever.FGS!

I hate to get all man-haterish but people not doing the lone parent thing probably have NO IDEA how tough it can be.

This afternoon I'd have liked just 10 mins of respite from the dc so that I could actually talk over my crumbling relationship without being interrupted.

I'm not surprised! is he the father of your dc?

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Sorry,was just reading a long thread so not sure if anyone is still around?!

Um, my exdh is father to my 2 eldest dc and I have an exdp who is father of my 4 year old.

The relationship that just ended was my longest since separating from youngest ds's father over a year ago.

With the petrol thing we walked home, filled a can with petrol the next day and then got a friend to help us get to the car the next day.

I have quite a few friends but mostly dotted around the country or abroad as I have only lived in my town for the last 12 months. The friends I have here are ones met through school so by and large they are part of a couple, etc.etc.

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Hertfordshire RnB!You?

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rnb -I live in eastbourne!

ex bton, i'm always there tho as most of my mates live there!

sorry ds

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No worries - but you guys just found a friend

I do lurrrve Brighton though