How to set boundaries and survive
I know it's not a forever situation how I am really struggling with living in one room with my kids and having to share a house with my mum. I desperately need my own place but it's not possible.
I can't get into a routine and be my own parent to my kids.
Trying not to be ungrateful but I'm struggling.
@powerfulEast1407
That is a difficult position to be in. Have you had a talk with your mum explaining you are very grateful for her help but the kids need to have one voice and perhaps share your parent rules when all out in open ... harder to claim they did not know etc. Not if mom says no ask grandma.
Depending on your kids ages you could have a talk as well that the final decisions and rule are with you and not your mum. I had to set boundaries with my mom as each time we visited etc she thought she could parent my kids.... was a bit different because if mom overstepped i took kids and went home. living with her would have been harder.
