Separation from baby's father
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@Jennifer just messaged xx
Let’s deal with the practical stuff first. 1. Do you own or rent your home? If owned, are you both on the mortgage? If rented, are you both on the tenancy? 2. What’s the financial situation like? Does he have a lot in pensions? Equity in properties etc? 3. Will he be moving out? 4. Do you want to move back nearer to your friends and family? Would he too, in order to be closer to baby for visitation purposes? 5. What’s the home life situation like? Is he being amicable or a dick? 6. Go on gov website and enter your details for benefits. Why do you need to quit work and take baby out of nursery? Is it because you think you won’t be able to afford nursery fees anymore? Don’t quit your job and make any hasty decisions just yet.
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Girl, you are stronger than you think. You’re in grief right now, but when we are at our most devastating on-the-floor situations comes growth and always a better outcome. Were you happy with him? Did he make you happy? Did you feel loved? Content, and for filled? If it’s been a lie, most likely not?! You have the opportunity to be happy, yes not now. It’s going to be hard, like really hard. But not forever. This is the chance and opportunity for you in the long run to be happy. That’s hard to imagine when you’re in. But I can promise you my most downtrodden moments have turned out to be my most growing ones. And I can tell you at the time I never thought I’d get through them. Now though, so grateful. 🤍 keep going, this isn’t forever. You have a huge purpose to carry on and be the best person for you self and your beautiful child xx