I wonder if anyone is going through the same thing, or has any advice.  My 8 year old son is not dealing with the changes that have happened over the last year.  My husband and I serapated last May after 20 years.  We had been having difficulties for the previous 2/3 years and he met and is now with a woman who lived a few doors away, who's eldest daughter is in my son's year at school.

It has been quite traumatic, really, for myself and the children.  This woman has moved, just to the end of our street.  I have found it extremely hard, and have, at times been upset in front of the kids, I

I have found this last week or so difficult, and although I knew it would be hard to basically choose to be a single parent (by telling my OH if he didn't move out I'd just file for divorce and we'd all lose out), but oh boy it's like having a newborn baby in the house again. Which is something I know about, having had four of the *ahem* cherubs.

When you have a newborn it's vitally important you just go into basic survival mode. The most important thing is to get adequate sleep, adequate food, and be basically living in a stable environment. Nicities, like ironing (!) or baking a cake, or

Now the silent treatment, not responding to emails , she must have got the solicitors letter regarding the finances, I even said in one email I would drop the kids back early on Sunday as its mothers day, their is no pleasing some people!

Looks like the Easter holidays will be a problem just like Christmas when I had to get a court order to see the kids, she wont reply giving me dates to have the kids so I can book the time off work.

I think the parental responsibility would be a good thing if my ex knew it existed or understood what it means, she seems to think she can just brush me out of my