Just saying hi. Tell me about your situation, how you are coping, and if you date.

I feel so isolated and alone. I am the only single parent in my friendship groups, and my ex husband is a nightmare who believes he’s father of the year from his maybe 5 hours a week he visits our child. They have a terrible relationship, I used to try and help them but now I stay out of it and the psychologist handles the ex. He verbally will attack me, last week it was about me wearing a mask at work, this happens every Sunday he visits to see our child, so now my parents come over to be a buffer so he’ll behave. I am sad about this. I’ve tried everything. It all triggers him. I thought divorce would protect me from this.

I have tried dating, but I only had one night a week to date at that stage. Found the online apps to be an enormous waste of time.
I now have legal full custody, so focused on my health, career and child. Those are going great. But now I’m deeply lonely. It’s been 4 years and I haven’t even had a boyfriend since my divorce.

Please tell me that I’m not the only one out there living the full time mum life, as well as working and doing it all solo. I’m starting to wake with a racing heart because each day is so so busy. Even in lockdown. I never stop.

I guess this is me feeling pretty miserable, and wanting to know this shall pass. Always does right?😅😉
I’m meditating on gratitude which helps. That I am mostly free from my abusive marriage. That my child’s going so well. Work is steady in a time when many are suffering. We have food on the table and a safe home to live in.
Suppose it being Sunday just has me nervous about what will happen !