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Eemotinal · 24/08/2025 19:52

So first time posting and I don't know where else to put this but need to write it somewhere. I am a 30 year old female and live with my 34 year old male and 3 wonderful children.

When I was pregnant with my eldest we up and moved 200 miles away (4 hour drive) from all of mine and hubby's family, plan was for it to be temporary and we'd have enough money when we moved back for a mortgage.

This didn't happen and have no way to move back. I work but my husband is full time carer to our autistic child so just we live comfortably enough but do have to budget.

The issue is whenever we see family for a day or 2 after I'm an emotional wreck because I love seeing them and then all of a sudden they're gone and I can just pop round whenever, it takes planning and at least a couple days off work.

Where family live is close to a sought after area so cannot afford to private rent, due to our situation it's very hard to save for a deposit and the local authority will not accept us on the housing register. Family do have room to have us stay at their houses at all.

If anyone has any advice/can sympathise I'd appreciate it.

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Springadorable · 24/08/2025 20:30

I would book your next visit in while you're still with them, so even as you're leaving you know that in three or four months on these dates you'll be back again. Are they able to come to visit you in-between?

Eemotinal · 24/08/2025 23:47

Springadorable · 24/08/2025 20:30

I would book your next visit in while you're still with them, so even as you're leaving you know that in three or four months on these dates you'll be back again. Are they able to come to visit you in-between?

We visit them and my sister comes and visits me, I booked my next visit while she was here last time which helped a bit.

I think it's mostly the feeling of not being able to just pop over to my parents or seeing family on birthdays that's the hardest thing.

Thank you for replying

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househelp12345 · 24/08/2025 23:58

That’s so hard, OP. I’m afraid I don’t have any advice but wanted to offer some sympathy

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