Now then..

[wakeupandshakeup]

I'm on my first holiday single mother wedding ring off with my two boys.. it's a bit odd and there are happy families amongst us (I'm guessing)..! So why is it I feel like the odd one out? How do I navigate this?

Have fun and meet new people!

See it as an adventure for you and DC. I'd also lay money on the fact they aren't all happy families but who cares? Have a fab time meeting new people and enjoy single life with your DC! Stop worrying you're the odd one out, I seriously doubt anyone notices or cares you don't have a partner with you x

Thank you, you are probably right! It just feels so strange.. we are having a lovely time and it's not like my H was ever really present in our lives when he was part of the family. His loss, we are having a huge adventure ☺️

You get on with it.
Remember don’t be fooled by the happy family smiles you never know what’s going on behind closed doors
All smiles crack

Have a lovely time OP. It does feel weird.
After I split from ex I took the dc away on my own. There were families everywhere, dads playing with their dc and at one point I got really sad.
But, then I got over it and honestly after I'd had a little secret sniffle and really thought about it, he was always a giant PITA on holiday. Always having to cut things short because he was bored, go where he wanted, eat where he wanted, moaned about bloody everything.
We now had such freedom! It was the best holiday I ever had in the end, because we did what WE wanted.

The oddness doesn't last long at all, is what I'm trying to say.

The first time I took my children on holiday after I split up with their dad, my eldest was 12 and my youngest was 7. We went camping in Snowdonia and walked up Snowdon.

Was bloody amazing. I didn't feel the odd one out though. I felt like I could take on the world that week.

Amd it was great just being able to please ourselves without his constant complaining and reluctance to do anything if there was a cloud in the sky...

How has your day been @wakeupandshakeup?

We've had an amazing adventure today and I've decided to extend our holiday with a stopover on route home tomorrow to soak up some more heritage ☺️ If my H was here we would have been packed tonight and back on the road at 10am tomorrow.. I've found a little gem of a Shepard's hut 150 miles in and we are stopping at Stonehenge. Thank you all, I just need to remind myself now and again.. we've had a great time and the happy family life isn't always what it looks like.. and I'd not change the three musketeers for anything.

Fantastic! Glad you've all had a ball and many more adventures to come!