Just need a little rant really 😔
I'm getting increasingly fed up of my living situation. I'm in a 2 bed flat with my 2 year old and I'm due a baby in January. Don't get me wrong my flat is lovely and homely and I do love it, but having no outdoor space is really getting to us now. We have a small garden just outside the front door, it's not possible to let my 2 year old out there because the neighbours have aggressive dogs which they let roam free, I have told the housing association who said they have sent out a letter but nothing has changed, I also asked the housing if I could put up a small fence just to stop the dogs from getting onto our little garden area so ultimately my son would have somewhere safe to play outside, they won't allow it at all. My son is 2 and non verbal, and one of the few things he enjoys is being outside, every day he stands at the front door crying because he wants to go and play outside and it breaks my heart. I have severe anxiety and PTSD so going out to public places can be a big issue for me a lot of the time, it makes it hard to take him to places such as parks. I have no family or friends so its not like i can just go and see them either. This situation is making my mental health 10x worse and making me feel like the worst parent on earth because I can't even let my son go and play outside 😔 I have registered with the housing and I'm looking for a house instead of a flat, but people have been on the list for years with no luck so I'm not getting my hopes up there, I do have a support letter from my doctor at the mental health unit, but the housing have not yet reviewed it and it's been pending for 3 months 🤦🏻♀️. I've also registered on home swapper but not having much luck there either. I don't know what more I can do, private renting just isn't an option because of the prices in my area. I'm so stressed out and don't know how I'm going to cope with a newborn in the mix 😔 sorry for the long post if anyone got this far x