Positive stories of rebuilding life as a single mum

[Sunshinesally77]

Hello, I'm hoping for a little light at the end of the tunnel! I became a single mum last year, huge shock and I was absolutely heart broken, my daughter was only 3 at the time. I thought we'd have more children and it changed my entire future I'd imagined. I've begun to feel better over all but struggle so much with doing everything by myself- I feel I get invited to less stuff as I'm in a small town and most people are coupled up. I can't imagine meeting anyone new especially given my time is so full with childcare or work (or Aldi 😂). I'm hoping for some positive stories of how people went through this and came out the other side xx

I became a single mum when my son was six months old and at the time I was absolutely devastated. I thought I'd lost the future I'd imagined and couldn't see anything positive ahead.

Looking back now, it became one of the best things that ever happened to me. The bond my son and I developed is incredibly special. We've built such a peaceful, happy little life together, a little republic of two.

He's grown into the kindest, most empathetic little person. I think being around adults a lot has made him really engaged and confident in conversation too.

We've had adventures together over the years like interrailing across Europe, a safari in Kenya, New York, and countless smaller trips. We made our own traditions, our own routines and our own rules. There was something really freeing about being able to run our lives in a way that worked for us.

It wasn't always easy financially or practically, and there were definitely lonely moments, but the joy outweighed the hard bits by a mile. If you'd told me when he was six months old that ten years later I'd look back and feel grateful for the life we'd built together, I wouldn't have believed you but genuinely it has been mostly an absolute joy.