Single Parenting Support Group
Today being raised by a single parent is not uncommon. About three in ten children live in a single parent home. The most common type of single parent home is one with only a mother. However, single father homes are the fastest growing type of family situation; 60% growth in the last ten years alone.
I'm a new mom and have been struggling with doing it alone. The dad wanted to be involved in the beginning but a few days after the baby was here and me not wanting to let him go out because of the virus he completely walked out on us and I am still dealing with waking up at night with my son but now I'm also dealing with his new "girlfriend" harassing me and calling me a bad mom because I won't let my son go out with his dad during this whole crisis but he is making me seem like I am the bad guy when I just went through all that pain for him to treat me like crap. How do I deal with his girlfriend harassing me when she doesn't even see where my logic is coming from ?
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I have 3 kids. 24. 17. 15. My 17 yr old has become super defiant. He and his 15 yr old sister have on their own decision stopped going to their dads because he and his household is so toxic.My 15 yr old and myself feel like we have to tip toe around my son who is 17. And physically towers over us and out weighs us. He has become emotionally abusive and on the verge of becoming physically...
First, you are doing the right thing for your child. A newborn's immune system is not developed yet and a world-wide pandemic virus is not the way to get it started. So, the first way you deal with the girlfriend is to know that YOU are the one who is technically RIGHT! Secondly, this is your baby, not hers. She really has no right to any input on this decision. She can have an opinion, just like any other person, but that has nothing to do with your decision. (Also, I'll bet your baby's doctor sees it the same way you do. So, if you get tired of relying on your positional authority as the parent, feel free to switch over to explaining your decision by referring to the doctor's expertise).
Best wishes.