Hello! I have been divorced for about a year. I have an 8-year-old son. My son's father and I broke up after a long relationship, which was finally exhausted and we had no desire for intimacy. We are currently on good, I would even say close friendly relations. I am glad about that, because we managed not to hurt and traumatize the child with ugly scenes, despite the separation. The problem is that I can't imagine one day my son living with another man. I can't accept the idea of being a "stepmother". I was raised in a traditional, very close-knit family and obviously on a subconscious level the idea of raising foreign children under one roof is absolutely unacceptable, even disgusting. I admire people who manage to build good families this way, but I'm starting to fear that this is not for me. So where to now? Sometimes (though, that I blame myself for this), I wonder if in time we should just reunite with my son's father. If all the couples are getting cold to each other in a few years anyway, what's the point of breaking up your family and chasing the wild? We are not in love with him and we do not want each other physically, but as friends we are good together, we can rely on each other, we have common memories. But most importantly - it would probably make the child happy. Do you have similar stories to share? Thanks in advance to everyone for the tips! F, 33 but as friends we are good together, we can count on each other, we have common memories. But most importantly - it would probably make the child happy. Do you have similar stories to share? Thanks in advance to everyone for the tips! F, 33 but as friends we are good together, we can count on each other, we have common memories. But most importantly - it would probably make the child happy. Do you have similar stories to share? Thanks in advance to everyone for the tips! F, 33
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My advice is to learn to differentiate your life from your child's life, in just a few years, your child will differentiate his life from you and will want to live his own life and be right. It is a great mistake on your part to think that if you sacrifice yourself, the child will be happy, a child is happy only if his mother is happy, and not like you clinging to his life. Anyway, who knows how far the day when your son will want to live with another woman, the years are rolling very fast, then what are you doing?