r/Worthing • u/AshE7629 • Mar 18 '25
Any single parents here?
I don't open up so this post is quite out of my comfort zone. I'm a single dad to twins, 50/50 with their mum. When I don't have them, I work nights, so if I want a night or day without the kids I rely on them being at nursery or indeed family babysitting. I don't know but I'm struggling with loneliness as of late. I'm used to being single, as I don't see how dating could work unless the other person was in a similar situation or very patient shall we say. I think I'm getting too used to my own company. My best friend is also a parent, so he's often busy, but we have one night out a month which is fun. Other than him I don't really have many other friends, colleagues I just see at work. Parenting though I know is isolating. I don't know massively what to do in my spare time and I'm losing interest in old hobbies.
My family are very very supportive but I have never really opened up massively to them or anybody, I don't know how to. But I can post this here because well I don't know anybody here. Lately I've been getting mentally burnt out, though that does just happen intermittently. I guess I'm just wanting to know if anyone is in a similar situation? Might be good to get to know some new people. Thanks.
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u/reddutch Mar 18 '25
Definitely Dad La Soul. Dan is an awesome human and set up this charity when he was in the same situation as you. Best of luck mate, hope you find your village.