How we manage as parents

[Gayle43]

Hi I just wanted to talk about how as mums we just get on with stuff, iv been struggling the past few weeks, cronic ears infection (ustatius tube dysfunction) started a new job so had to work, 2 days before I started my son broke his leg, it's hard juggling stuff 😅..but we manage im so exhausted iv got had a week off in a year, but I can't moan about it we just plod on, this is my moan thanks for listening

We do it because what is the alternative? I had BC a few years ago. As a single mum, surgery, chemo and radiotherapy were fitted around Christmas, the school run, and work. I needed to pay the mortgage, I needed to keep my job, and I refused to worry my child when I was the foundation of his life. So I kept going.

I feel for you OP. Hang on in there. Not long until Christmas. x

Congratulations on your new job!

You just have to don't you, mums and dads (although being onMumsnet makes me realises there are a lot of useless dads!)? Me and DH share 2 children 9 and 11. What makes us keep going is we love each other and we are genuinely a team, we share the load between us and do things sometimes to make the other persons life easier. I would struggle without that I think, hats off to people who do it all alone. In the last few years we have been through him nearly dying twice in 8 months, premature baby, me having a seizure and unable to drive for 11 months, setting up and running a business together, and now we are in the thick of a horrendous situation caring for his parents, one has terminal cancer and the other Alzheimer's. Crisis after crisis every day at the moment.But through everything we have 2 beautiful children and our family unit and there are bits of joy in everyday and we laugh every day. And I think that's what we do it for.

but yeah during some periods it's just putting one foot in front of the other till things feel a bit easier isn't?

are you maybe feeling sad with the dark nights and rubbish weather too? I start feeling like that end of October and then as soon as Christmas and new year is done with, the kids go back to school and I start to feel a bit brighter.

Wow that was a lot for you to do, hopefully your ok now, yeah single parent life and paying a mortgage is a struggle sometimes, I am looking forward to Christmas hopefully you have a great Christmas xx

Thanks im loving my new job, and hopefully your on the mend, I really don't know why I posted yesterday, I was feeling really down and had to talk, I really appreciate everyone else is going through far worse than me im wishing you all the best