Life and times of a debt busting mumma

Rollercoaster_Rach

Hi there

Yes forgot about the cystitis thing :eek: one of mine used to get that. Well they have 24 tins of A$DA special to get through so let's see how long that lasts
RR x

minkyr

Hi RR
Just stumbled on your diary and subscribed.
Similar age, no children but ridiculous number of felines (volunteer foster for a local rescue) also starting on this DFW journey from a LBM at new year.
Great to find a community who will support when the going gets tough!
M

Rollercoaster_Rach

Oh thank you M

It's a funny old age eh? Well GOOD LUCK!!!! The support is great. I lurked on these boards for while before taking the plunge....can't put into words how much it's helped me. Am addicted! Will check out your diary too

RR x :T

PS not sure if you have a diary?

Igamogam

Rollercoaster_Rach wrote: »

I made it with 6 mins to go:)

Moan away RR. I dont have the experience of being a singleton but I understand how frustrating it can be. My OH is into his extreme sports which generally mean solo stuff so sometimes I have certainly felt like a singleton when the children were little especially as I all but gave it up/compromised/sacrificed etc etc.......ooh Sherlock about to start must dash! Have a good week:)

Rollercoaster_Rach

Oh I understand Ig..... my sister says the same (her husband in the forces, lots of sacrifice etc...it can just as difficult but in a different way...and at least I can control the remote and be a total slob whenever I want...haha

Thanks to you my kids got dinner tonight.....had to set myself a target too (although been on here waaaay too long)

Got to get some good Karma this week! I can feel it in my bones x

millionaire_in_training

I would much rather mine had a good relationship with their Dad but I reckon all the initial fighting between him and I ( I was devastated as he had an affair) destroyed hope of that. In saying that he should have considered them worth fighting over. DD wrote him a huge e-mail a couple of years ago about it all and he didn't reply for about 2 weeks. Said to her he was crying whilst replying to her and that his heart was broken. Told her he would see her and talk it all through with her. Well I am glad she didn't hold her breath as she's still waiting. It all just proves to them what type pf person he is and I just pick up the pieces ..............and am glad to do it as they are my life and I am the luckiest person ever to have them

Rollercoaster_Rach

Wise words MIT :A

I remember reading about that in your diary ( when I had a MIT diary reading binge! :rotfl:)

I totally agree... to make myself feel better I think 'I get to benefit from being with them through the ups and downs, it's REAL and although I want to tear my hair out sometimes and feel overwhelmed they are my life'

Just got to clear this debt, move, lose about 2 stone and meet a strapping young man! ;);)

RR x

Ali-OK

Found you and subscribed :j

I'm another similar age, single mum to just one scrummy DS (don't tell him that, he's just 13 :rotfl:)

DS and ex were close until ex announced he was moving to the other side of the world and wouldn't see him anymore :eek: Difficult times.

So just me and thee now and maintenance is generally reliable, usually falters every 6 months - that'll be the Feb one that gets missed and will hopefully start again about mid-March. Am lucky to get it compared to many I appreciate, hence busting my debt is crucial in case he stops it totally.

Our kids will thank us when they're grown up, so I keep telling myself anyway

Onwards and upwards!

Skinnylatte

Subscribed. Single Mum with son size 10 feet too!!

judi24

Just wanted to say hello from another single Mum - I have 4! 2 ex husbands - the first keeps his distance and I now don't need to have anything to do with him - but he is still as selfish so and so!!


The Second ex is not quite so simple - he causes lots of problems with kids - at the moment debating over whether to go to CSA - we had a court agreement as part of our divorce that he pays £50 a week - but that was 7 years ago - he is with someone else has a horse and several St Bernard dogs but can't pay for school shoes or a music lesson!!! I am not sure how much he earns so not sure if it is worth causing drama - but it drives me mad that he can drive a new car and feed his menagerie and not pay for the kids things!!!


It is certainly a rollercoaster - subscribing!!!