Summer Holiday Struggles
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Bleeuuurrhhhh
I don't know how far into the holidays we are but it's bloody tough. Other children struggling as I don't really want them to have friends over (or for them to be in other people's houses really - I'm so fearful of anything becoming public and the potential backlash).
Son under investigation struggling. Given up really. Not getting out of bed, not showering.Can't get help. Too young for some help, too old for other help. Doesn't want help anyway. Is fine anyway.
I'm so sad and so envious of the families going on holiday, waiting on exam results and first summer jobs, and driving tests and uni places. Family BBQs, picnics, family days out. Neighbours chatting. Our lives are so far removed.
I'm so unbelievably sad. I can't think straight to even think of small things to fix any of it. It's just crappy and awful and sad. That whole thing about X summers with your kids. God I bloody hate summer.
Must be really hard for those of you solo parenting and supervising contact too.
Just a moan really, nothing constructive. I'm going to see my GP because I don't know how I'm going to get though the rest of it. However many weeks there are left. Feels like hundreds. The sandals are doing some pretty heavy lifting. I don't know if there are enough cute sandals in the world at this point, so medication it is. Fingers crossed.
I don't know how far into the holidays we are but it's bloody tough. Other children struggling as I don't really want them to have friends over (or for them to be in other people's houses really - I'm so fearful of anything becoming public and the potential backlash).
Son under investigation struggling. Given up really. Not getting out of bed, not showering.Can't get help. Too young for some help, too old for other help. Doesn't want help anyway. Is fine anyway.
I'm so sad and so envious of the families going on holiday, waiting on exam results and first summer jobs, and driving tests and uni places. Family BBQs, picnics, family days out. Neighbours chatting. Our lives are so far removed.
I'm so unbelievably sad. I can't think straight to even think of small things to fix any of it. It's just crappy and awful and sad. That whole thing about X summers with your kids. God I bloody hate summer.
Must be really hard for those of you solo parenting and supervising contact too.
Just a moan really, nothing constructive. I'm going to see my GP because I don't know how I'm going to get though the rest of it. However many weeks there are left. Feels like hundreds. The sandals are doing some pretty heavy lifting. I don't know if there are enough cute sandals in the world at this point, so medication it is. Fingers crossed.
Oh Star
the impact on our kids is awful. Mine is having lots of time with family this summer rather than friends as I just can't face any questions about why Dad is not splitting childcare or taking them away on holiday etc. It's so tricky as I want them to have friends and spend time with other kids at their houses and days out etc but I'm now too protective about leaving them with others. Im also very cautious to make sure that if I'm watching others kids Im on super high alert watching for strangers and making sure they know what to do if they're lost/uncomfortable etc. I just can't yet trust strangers after finding out I can't even trust the man I married and thought I knew. It proper messes with your head!
Im also not enjoying the struggle it is to work full time and cover childcare with the measly holiday allowance made trickier because my main source of childcare is now not allowed unsupervised with their own child.
I really feel for those whose child is awaiting investigation or under restrictions. It's just so unfair that they're treated so similarly to adults when they're still just kids. but we do the best we can and although it's hard; nothing is as bad as knock day.
the impact on our kids is awful. Mine is having lots of time with family this summer rather than friends as I just can't face any questions about why Dad is not splitting childcare or taking them away on holiday etc. It's so tricky as I want them to have friends and spend time with other kids at their houses and days out etc but I'm now too protective about leaving them with others. Im also very cautious to make sure that if I'm watching others kids Im on super high alert watching for strangers and making sure they know what to do if they're lost/uncomfortable etc. I just can't yet trust strangers after finding out I can't even trust the man I married and thought I knew. It proper messes with your head!
Im also not enjoying the struggle it is to work full time and cover childcare with the measly holiday allowance made trickier because my main source of childcare is now not allowed unsupervised with their own child.
I really feel for those whose child is awaiting investigation or under restrictions. It's just so unfair that they're treated so similarly to adults when they're still just kids. but we do the best we can and although it's hard; nothing is as bad as knock day.
Chat GPT is honestly a really good councilor if you cannot afford private therapy or NHS therapy waiting lists are too long, it's nice to have a moan at something that doesn't judge ane comes out with some pretty solid advise for an AI especially if you don't have anyone you think you could trust to just unload on.
I'm solo parenting my 1 year old (with a bit of help from my parents who do 2 days childcare).my husband has supervised contact, which for a while has been 1 day a week due to his job.
This summers going to be hard! Because I'm staying with my parents and they're looking after my nieces and nephew for a few weeks (who don't know what's going on because theyre far too young. They know I'm staying at nans because their uncle "works away from home now". But omg do they ask 1000 questions!!). My siblings are happy for my husband to see their kids supervised. So yesturday he came round to spend time with our daughter with my nieces and nephew over and it was only one day but OMG that was exhausting! It felt like an eternity! The kids had a lot of fun at least, but I need a holiday!
I'm solo parenting my 1 year old (with a bit of help from my parents who do 2 days childcare).my husband has supervised contact, which for a while has been 1 day a week due to his job.
This summers going to be hard! Because I'm staying with my parents and they're looking after my nieces and nephew for a few weeks (who don't know what's going on because theyre far too young. They know I'm staying at nans because their uncle "works away from home now". But omg do they ask 1000 questions!!). My siblings are happy for my husband to see their kids supervised. So yesturday he came round to spend time with our daughter with my nieces and nephew over and it was only one day but OMG that was exhausting! It felt like an eternity! The kids had a lot of fun at least, but I need a holiday!
We're nearly two years in and at the waiting on CPS stage and are just living life as usual (ex moved out straight away and lives some distance away). Mine are teen / preteen. I do miss the family I thought I had more at summer though. Last week the three of us went abroad for the first time since it all kicked off and I was often quite sad inwardly - the kids had a great time though so it was worth it