Hiya all I'm new to this so forgive me if I waffle on..... I'm a single parent, 10 year old son, have no family so find it very hard. Recently my son has been going to bed and panicking when he can't sleep. He makes frequent trips downstairs and calls me up for the slightest thing.....he usually ends up in tears and I end up snapping at him in frustration! If I'm working the next day I have to get him up at 6.30am so its stressful when he is still shouting at 11 or 12 at night! I am totally exhausted as I have no help or backup it's so hard sometimes. He told me he us being bullied at school which I'm 99% sure isn't quite true..... My son isn't backwards at coming forwards and him and another boy have regular name calling sessions which I've addressed with his parents and the school. It's very much 'tit for tat' with them both and the next day they are best friends! I also have a problem with my dins attitude and lack of respect which again I find really hard on my own. He sees his dad sporadically and I would say he has a good relationship with him. He gives his dad respect and is never cheeky which really hurts me. His dad has the 'family unit' I crave (he had an affair and left us and is now happily
Married to her) and if hurts me i can't give my son this experience. Christmas was very lonely for us just me and my son. I tried do hard to give him a nice Christmas and hope I succeeded but I found if very stressful.
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Ange1972 · 12/01/2013 23:19
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