Em Q

I find this question interesting as I’ve only been a single parent for 1 year. 4 of my 5 children have SEN they are hard to care for and all sleep at different times. So Sunday to Friday I get no break and sometimes have to use school hours to catch up on sleep, my ex has the children from late Friday evening to Sunday afternoon this is the only break I’ve ever had and it’s sad that to get a break I’ve had to become a single parent. But this break I find tricky I feel it’s not enough because really it’s only one day and half the time mentally and physically I’m not up to doing something for myself and by the time I am it’s time to go home.

Also due to SEN the older children cannot be left in charge of the younger ones, due to the disabilities I can’t just leave them with people as no one can mange them all together so makes me very isolated and at times I feel a prisoner in my own home.

A nice break away every so often would be nice but no way could I meet this cost and, again, the time I do have there isn’t time to go anywhere.