No village

Just came here to vent a bit. Does anyone else have no village at all? I have a toddler and am currently pregnant with my 2nd. I had no support with my first. I'm estranged from my family and my husband has become estranged from his family both since our 1st was born. They are both dysfunctional and haven't really wanted to be respectful or involved in our lives to cut a long story short. This was unexpected, and I found it really hard navigating my 1st with no village and working and trying to keep up with friends who have fallen to the wayside, unfortunately. I find myself around other mums who have so much help and I think it's wonderful they have that but I do feel quite resentful they can just ask their MIL or mum to look after their child they have more flexibility with work etc where as me and my husband have struggled with our jobs. We cant afford for me to not to work & it's becoming increasingly difficult to balance our work lives. Having absolutely not 1 person who we can rely on has been really tough. Things have been a little better since my 1st started nursery, but sometimes I really feel so down that it's just us. I know we can't change the hands we are dealt, but I find it really hard to relate to other mums who don't really understand that I haven't got the same flexibility or freedom they have. Just wondering how others in my position motivate themselves or think about it and if theres anyone who can relate♡
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I’m not entirely in the same boat but don’t have family close by, my mum lives 400+ miles away and my husband’s parents have both passed. It is really hard. I think the key is to try and find a chosen village of local friends and neighbours, maybe try finding play dates with kids your eldest likes from nursery for weekends... as time goes on maybe you will build enough trust with the other parents to be able to do babysitting swaps and get a night off. It’s hard when both kids are so young but as time goes on it should get easier to find a trusted pair of hands to help out occasionally and I think that’ll make all the difference ❤️

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