Feeling unwanted

[PithyEagle]

Hi recently I have been feeling so unwanted I'm a single parent have been for years. I have tried dating but get ghosted every time. I reached out to a old friend a few months ago we talked every day arranged to meet then nothing he has ignored me for weeks now not even opening messages but online.
I don't have anyone other then my kids, my family even don't bother I always reach out to them never them trying. My mum always invites my sister's for tea and days out, meals out, parties yet I get nothing I have to find out on Facebook when they tag each other saying they have had a great time with friends and family. It's been like this years I really want to block them but feel bad for my kids even though they don't bother with them.
Just need to get it off my chest feel so unwanted and no one to talk to

It's tough and I've been there. Slightly different in the fact that my parents died and my sister would rather spend time with my exH and his new girlfriend than me.

Have you asked your Mum why she doesn't ask you out? Be brave and strong. Say to her that you would love her to spend time with you and your kids.

I tried online dating for years and it was truly awful. The best gift that I gave myself was to be nice to myself. Treat myself with the odd bunch of flowers, buy a film on Netflix because I wanted to watch it. bought nice pants. The best gift was perfume because I could smell it all day to remind myself that I was special.

I think that rather than feeling forgotten, you should actively try and bring what you want and need into your life with regards to family.

I can't help with any suggestions around OLD. That is truly hideous at times. I did find a lovely man after 8 years of searching.

Hey this resonates with me. I'm newly single late 30s, my choice though. Have a child. And my mum never asks about him, she's always going out with her partner, or going to see her brother, her mother, yet never messages asking how me or my son are. We used to love going out for the day shopping or for lunch out. She just can't be bothered with me or my son anymore. I went over there today and all she did was talk about herself, never once asked how my son was it's like he doesnt even enter her mind to ask. And then she'll go on about everything she's been doing including going out for a meal with my brother etc.. like where was mine and my sons invite:/ she never wants to go anywhere with us anymore. And it's sad because I have nobody else really. I chose to leave my relationship because I didn't love him anymore and it was the right thing to do. Got no friends to reach out to as I stopped talki g to everyone during my relationship of 2 and a half years. So feel massively alone really.