Thanks for all your replies geez there are so many things to sort out and think about hey..

You kinda lose hope in relationships at this stage

Cookiemonster your poor Mum she sounds like a trooper hope she is ok. Probably better off without him anyway.

I am sick of feeling trapped and helpless, stuck at home with not even 5c to go buy toilet paper (yep all day today thank goodness i had tissues)

My hat goes off to all you single parents out there it is such a tough thing to go through