Hi all, wasn't sure where to post this, but I've got myself in a right pickle. Bit of backstory, me and DP together 10 years, pretty stable relationship up until I had our first and only DS in August 2023. He really wasn't supportive postpartum when I struggled with post partum anxiety. It got the point we split and he bought me out of our mortgage and I bought my own place closer to my mum around half hour away. A few months into living there, DP grovelled and done a lot of explaining of where he thinks he went wrong with us and how much he regretted it. I ended up moving back in with him and putting my house up for sale. The house has been up for sale months, 2 offers accepted but their mortgages fell through so I'm back to square one with that.
We've ended up pretty back where we were, he's so dismissive of me and just lazy. He dismisses my feelings, I have a lot of health stuff going on and he tells me he's sick of hearing about it. Tells me my anxiety is a massive problem and I 'need to change'. He's a very hard headed, stubborn man and I've just realised how different we are as people. We disagree on almost everything. Everything he does the last few months gives me the ick, and we've ended up agreeing to separate. He's rude around my family and makes no effort with him, my mum constantly sees how exhausted I am from carrying everything with my DS who is also autistic. I've done all the leg work with getting support in place for him.
Now the issue I have is I'm living in the house DP owns, my house is sat there empty and up for sale. But if I were to move back there, DS is currently in nursery right next to our current home and I have applied for school here for him to start in September. He's had an iscan referral put in to get his diagnosis, his whole support network in the respect, is here. If I move back to the house I own I know how badly this will disrupt his routine and the schools in the area I bought my house are not half as good as the ones around here (I know this through all my friends in my hometown). I was considering waiting for that house to sell and just renting near DP so co parenting is easier. I can't buy a house here as they're double the price and way past my affordability unfortunately. I just feel so stuck and don't know what is best to do. It's half hour away but wouldn't want him going to school here but living half hour away from friends etc. I know going from owning to renting seems backwards but the house I own has had several issues crop up, and I know if I move there I'm not gonna have the money down the line to sort it all out as it's such an old house. Not sure of the point of this post, I needed to vent. I'm just annoyed for myself that I'm back in this position, and just trying to do what's best for me very routine-orientated DS.