Hi - I'm a 42 yr old mum to a wonderful 13 yr old son. I work full-time and have been separated for 6 months now. It's hard and I struggle daily trying to keep cheerful. We are having to sell the house because my ex has walked away from his reponsibilities, paccked his job in so I now have a big mortgage I can't afford and the property market is dead, so that's a big worry. I have a couple of solid friends who have stood by me as have work colleagues through what has been a very traumaic time for various reasons. It would be lovely if there are any mums (or dads) out there local to me who would like to chat and know what I'm going through I feel like I have two heads sometimes and some 'friends' have just fallen by the way-side and backed right off since I'm single. It's lonely....