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Husband going away for work for 2 months - need tips for solo parenting!

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Flossy8397 · 28/03/2025 10:58

Hi all, husband will be away overseas for 2 months and I’m slightly panicking about coping with the children on my own… my children are 7 and 5 so still pretty full on. I work from home part time but it’s keeping on top of the house, laundry, cleaning, homework, reading logs, teeth brushing… all that stuff! They can both also be quite cheeky and sometimes their behaviour is a bit challenging (like all kids!) I’ve done it before for a week or so at a time but I’m a bit nervous about 2 months. I don’t have much of a support network unfortunately although grandparents could be called in to help as a last resort. Any tips for staying sane and fairly organised while solo parenting would be much appreciated!

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VeryNiceDay · 31/03/2025 20:59

My DH has been a way sometimes but I generally try to remember that it's because he is earning money, and that it's okay to spend some of that money on making things easier at home.

When DS was small the Tesco Boost thing was really good, and I shamelessly spent boost tokens on lego whenever we got a virus. It did make things a lot easier.

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