blonde_mama
01-13-2008, 08:25 AM
...on Christmas and I'm having a hard time coping. Need advice.? My boyfriend of 10 yrs and the father of my 23 month old son recently told me that he's had enough of the arguing and decided he wanted to end things. I am incredibly depressed and lost and am having a hard time coping with this.I'm a homebody and have been totally reliant upon him as I'm unemployed and am a full-time student and otherwise a stay-at-home mom to our son. I have no friends that aren't his and am feeling very hopeless and alone.... and scared.I do have my parents close by and I have been going over to their home every day. They keep telling me that I need to "toughen up" but I feel like I'm dying. Suddenly I fear I'm going to have to quit school, go back to work making maybe $11 an hour trying to support myself. Live on my own for the first time EVER. And I feel like I'm going to have a nervous breakdown.I have many regrets from my relationship but I never thought he would leave me. He's unwilling to do counseling. I need advice on how to get through this.