Struggling to accept single motherhood when in love with ex

Hi, I’ve been made a single parent for around 9 months now. I share a beautifully sweet 1.5 year old little girl, who I share with my ex partner. It was the hardest decision leaving a relationship with my childhood sweet heart, we met when we were 17 and have been on / off since then, now 27. It’s honestly the hardest thing ever, the relationship wasn’t necessarily toxic, nor is he a bad parent.. we just grew apart due to some personal and spiritual beliefs which honestly makes it soo much more harder to process. I find myself really struggling to accept being a single mum, especially as I still really love him. I find myself crying every single day, I find it hard to leave my bed, I’m even finding it hard to bond with my daughter (which I feel terrible about and desperately want to change. I think I’m looking for advice from any mums who have gone through anything similar, please give me some tips on how to get through this unbearable pain. Does it get any better? Will I ever stop crying? I find myself fearful of the day my ex moves on and has a family of his own, As deep down I will feel resentment and sadness as that should have been me. I feel terrible for having this thought process and have beaten myself up daily about it, I’m just not as strong as a lot of other single mums who seem to be able to push through and do what’s best. I still desperately want my relationship to work out with my ex, but I’m starting to understand that’s not reality. I would be soo grateful if you could share your story and how you overcame these things as the sadness is really getting to me. I should also add I don’t really have many friends and I live a bit away from family, I’m not particularly close with my family and don’t feel comfortable really opening up and sharing with them. Thank you in advance for reading and hope you all have a beautiful day
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I have no advice but wanted to let you know that I am in exactly the same boat as you. Although I'm currently 5 months pregnant with our second child. It's so hard. So your not alone in feeling thisnway. It's.so damn hard and tough right now. I just take one day at a time and accept that some days are tougher than others and just hope that with time things get better ❤️

Hey lovely. I read your post and I really feel for you 💔 I was engaged to be married to the love of my life, but his dad never liked me and managed to ruin our beautiful relationship. We didn’t have a child together, but I loved him so much that I really would have loved to have a baby from him that reminds me of him, even though he is no longer a part of my life. Many years passed since we broke up and we are not in contact at all. My heart was broken into a million pieces and I only survived this heartbreak through my faith in Jesus. I am not a regular visitor of churches, but I did grow up in a church and I know a lot about the kindness and everlasting love of God. And that really helped me through the toughest times in my life. Now I have a baby and he is the most precious, most incredible gift that I have received from God. My broken heart feels full now that I have this baby boy. My gentle advice that I want to give you is what kept me alive - to get closer to Jesus 🩵

You can message me if you want 💚

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