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<blockquote data-quote="katt261" data-source="post: 557893"><p>You've hit the nail on the head. I have lost myself. I've got an interview lined up this coming week so hopefully will be working full time again soon. I was never a stay at home mousey boring housewife type of woman, I've always been a career woman, even during the 19 years I brought up my own daughter single handedly. She is away at University and I miss her so much, I'm finding that in her place there's a very dysfunctional family unit around me. Apart from the difficult child, my partner has an older son aged 17 who I get on great with, but I am constantly backing him up as his father critisizes him daily for the slightest thing, this poor lad never gets praise or attention off his father as the focus is purely on difficult child. So its me and the 17r old bonding fine while my partner and his difficult child bond on a separate level. I can't say that I will ever have a special bond with difficult child, his conditions and behaviour leaves me feeling cold and resentful, I have vowed to tolerate quietly in the background and to focus on finding my own happiness outside of the home as my partner is not capable of sharing his attention or affection to anyone other than to difficult child. Its very difficult to pretend at playing happy families when this is clearly not a happy home, even before I moved in! I would leave if I had somewhere to go, but my conscience keeps me staying for the oldest lad, who else is going to support him because he's clearly not getting any from his father? So many issues, my head is mashed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katt261, post: 557893"] You've hit the nail on the head. I have lost myself. I've got an interview lined up this coming week so hopefully will be working full time again soon. I was never a stay at home mousey boring housewife type of woman, I've always been a career woman, even during the 19 years I brought up my own daughter single handedly. She is away at University and I miss her so much, I'm finding that in her place there's a very dysfunctional family unit around me. Apart from the difficult child, my partner has an older son aged 17 who I get on great with, but I am constantly backing him up as his father critisizes him daily for the slightest thing, this poor lad never gets praise or attention off his father as the focus is purely on difficult child. So its me and the 17r old bonding fine while my partner and his difficult child bond on a separate level. I can't say that I will ever have a special bond with difficult child, his conditions and behaviour leaves me feeling cold and resentful, I have vowed to tolerate quietly in the background and to focus on finding my own happiness outside of the home as my partner is not capable of sharing his attention or affection to anyone other than to difficult child. Its very difficult to pretend at playing happy families when this is clearly not a happy home, even before I moved in! I would leave if I had somewhere to go, but my conscience keeps me staying for the oldest lad, who else is going to support him because he's clearly not getting any from his father? So many issues, my head is mashed. [/QUOTE]
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