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When one parent leaves, the other carries everything

- Rebecca Jane Author and entrepre- neur

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with parenting alone. Not just the physical tiredness of early mornings, late nights and carrying the load without a break, but the emotional weight of being the only decision maker.

The one who shows up every day. The one who absorbs the worries, the guilt and the constant questioning of whether you're getting it right.

When one parent disappears, the present parent doesn’t just become mum or dad. They become both. Comforter and disciplinarian. Provider and protector.

And quietly, they also become the bridge between their child and the absent parent. It’s something people rarely talk about.