So lonely

I don’t know why I’m posting this. I just feel like I need to say it somewhere. I’m just so lonely & over the last couple of weeks it’s been weighing heavy. I was so social in my 20’s. I left a toxic relationship when I was 26, met someone new and moved to his town where I’d also secured a new job. But it’s only 40 mins away from where I grew up where family and friends are. Things were tough to keep up socially, but I managed it. Since having baby last year, I just feel like I’ve got no one now. My husband is great but he’s got a stressful job & it’s tricky. I don’t have a great relationship with my parents for various reasons but we all just try & be civil for my sons sake. The messages, responses and any invites from friends have dwindled to a halt but I know they’re all still meeting up because I see the pics. I went to so many baby classes but never found any new friends there. I asked the girls in my ‘friendship group’ about organising a meet up during the summer but everyone’s either busy every weekend or just didn’t reply. It’s my birthday today & I’ve had a couple of messages from people I knew years ago, but nothing from people I considered close friends a year ago. A 4 word comment on Facebook from my dad but nothing from any other family. I work 4 days a week but I’m the only female there & whilst I have a laugh with them, we’re not ‘friends’ etc. I know these years with a young working family are always challenging. I wouldn’t swap being a mum or my life now for anything but I just wish had even 1 genuine friend to share my woes & wins with. I know I’m not the only 1 feeling like this - I’m not looking for sympathy or even any advice, I just feel like I needed to get it all out for other people to read/hear. If you made it this far, thank you 🙈 xx
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Happy birthday! 🥳🩷 I’m sorry you’re feeling lonely and isolated. It’s hard and I’ve also felt similar as I have no friends or family within an hour train ride of where I live. It sounds like you’re doing really well with your son and working as well. Just try and remember that everything has a season, friends, times in our lives. It all passes and comes and goes. I’m sure the time will come where you reconnect with previous friends (if you want to), or not and you instead make new ones at birthday party’s when he starts school etc.

I think motherhood can feel lonely at times, ive felt the same. Your life has completely changed and like you said, we wouldn't change it as love being a mum but our previous lifes have gone and changed so much and I think sometimes it's hard! Hope you've had a lovely birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 and the feeling passes xx

Happy birthday 🥳🥰 I totally get where you’re coming from. I’ve seen my friendships change so much and I’ve drifted from friends that don’t have children as naturally we’re in different places in life. Recently I’ve also focused on doing more with my Husband & Son and planning trips so I spend less time at home. I think when the kids are abit older I think it’s easier to meet mums at school with all the clubs etc. It’s so hard to meet anyone nowadays with social media, I think people have forgotten how to mingle in person 🙈 I hope this feeling passes for you. Xx

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