u/Hux2187

I had been working for years before having my daughter 3 years ago. I thought that i would have no problem getting another job when I was ready, and damn it's fucking hard.

I can't even get a interview at McDonald's

I even emailed/messaged 100s of places near me with my CV asking if they had work, and I was either ignored or they said they weren't taking anyone on.

The closest I've been to working was a few months ago, but they wanted to pay me £8 instead of the minimum wage.

Has anyone been in the same position as me and had luck in the end? Feeling absolutely lost on what to do :(

Does anyone's family not bother with you and your kids?

I have a big family. They seemed excited when I was going to have a baby. First grandchild, great grandchild, neice for all. It has been a massive disappointment how everyone has treated us for over 3 years.

We used to go and visit them. It's only takes 30 minutes to get to my mothers house, but of course we would be the ones that had to go to them, plus my mothers house is an absolute tip and she also has a terrible flea infestation. So we asked for everyone to please visit us from now on or we can all meet in town. Now, my mother, stepfather, and other family members haven't seen my daughter since Christmas day. They will constantly say they will come up a certain day, I will stay home, and of course, they won't turn up. My mother almost always ignores my texts and phone calls. It really sucks.

I came from a big family where I would hang out with everyone. I have so many amazing memories, and i thought that my daughter would experience the same. Even when we would see them, everyone always seemed to want to be on their phones, ignoring me and my daughter.

My paternal grandfather couldn't be bothered to see me and my brothers when we were kids, and it really broke my mothers heart. Now she's doing the same thing. She has been terrible in so many other ways, but for someone who has always wanted to be a grandmother, she sure doesn't bother. I can't imagine ever treating my daughter this way.

I feel like I can go on and on as there are so many other problems with how my family are, but I'm just sad for my daughter as she really misses them all.