I’m new to this site. I an an older parent, 52 and my son is 9. He lives with me full time. I love him dearly and will do anything for him.
However by the same token I feel trapped as I have no social life and hardly any support mechanism in place. If anybody else is in this situation, how do you cope?
I’m a widowed single dad in same boat as you really. I’m 50 yrs old After my partner died I had to go part time with work and make a lot of changes as my son was only 3 at the time. That was 4 yes ago.
I know how you feel it’s not easy. I don’t have much family now and not much support. It’s quite a lonely life but I’ve accepted that this is the way it will be. My social life is a bit non existent too. After my son has gone to bed I’m washing ironing and tidying up Lol
It is difficult, I agree. However I’m now considering the effect of my reduced social life on my child, as never looked at it that way until recently. Your children learn from you so you have to model sociable behaviour in their company too. Otherwise I’m afraid they may feel they can’t leave and make the choices they might want to do when the time comes for fear of thinking they have an obligation. Then this single parent thing will have ruined more lives and it just rolls on. You have to force yourself to go out and do what you can within the constraints you have, but so easy to curl up on sofa! Just my thoughts anyway 🙂
I can only empathise as I’m 55 with two teenage boys, no family nearby and my husband, who moved out in November, hardly ever spends time with his sons. I’m struggling more and more to stay positive and have lost the energy and strength to challenge the boys to get off their devices (one has Aspergers, the other is equally stubborn) which they’d be on 24/7 if they could. I came on here to look for a local group – maybe that would help you?
I feel the same at the moment, there’s just me and my daughter and has been for 13 years, the lack of support and all the decisions being solely my responsibility is starting to become a massive strain. Just having someone to say yes thats the right choice would be good,
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptRejectRead More
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Privacy Overview
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.