WORRIED ABOUT HOW THE KIDS WILL REACT
You’re in the middle of the worst heartbreak that you’ve ever experienced in your life. But all you can think about is the kids. How will they react to the news? How will you organize custody? And worse, are the kids going to hate you for not being able to make the relationship work?
GUILT
The blame game is real here. At times you feel as if this break up is all your fault. You feel an intense guilt not being able to make the relationship work which has caused the family to break apart. You feel fixated on the fact that you are never going to be this “core family unit” again. That fairy tale dream has dissipated.
CAREER BALANCING ACT
Your demanding job is hard enough without now mixing in the fact that you are a single mom with kids at home. You worry about how you will be able to successfully juggle both. You also worry about how you will be perceived in the office as a single mom with kids. Will they still take you seriously? Will they still have belief that you are able to perform? Will you still be able work your way up the corporate ladder?