Should I stay, should I go?

If your son's father was not in the picture until a year ago, leaving the boy with him full time will be a huge adjustment for your child and he will definitely have some anxiety issues with the switch at this point.

So, as a compromise, plan some trips for yourself, genuine reasonable vacations, and schedule your son to stay with his dad for a couple of weeks to give yourself the break you need. Your son will likely want to connect with you every day via tx or skype or whatever. All of my grandchildren who stay with Nana miss their parents even tho they have fun here and love the reassurance of talking to their mom and dad.

You will be amazed at what a few days off will do for you and give you some clarity. It will also give you some pieces of what you are craving and then you can plan more in the future, perhaps for longer times.

You need to stay - period. Your son needs you and his father right now. This is a crucial time for him emotionally. If you left him behind, you would damage your relationship with him, and you really don't want to deal with that guilt later on. If you left and took him with you to another state or even further, you would be separating him from his father, which may also cause him some emotional issues.

If you feel you need to get away, take some short trips. Everyone deserves some breathers now and then. You might even decide to take your son on a little vacation. You might be surprised how it will strengthen your relationship with him. Then again, he might want some man to man time with his dad while you're doing a little traveling. Just don't move away permanently. You have a responsibility to him now and he shouldn't be punished because you feel the need to get away.

Believe it or not, the time you have with him is so short and will pass quickly. Once he's in college or moved out, then you can move to another area. For now, be a good mom and be there for him and do what is best for him. We all have those times when we just want to escape.

The right thing to do would be to wait until your son can take care of himself. I'm sure my mom (a single mother of 3) would have loved to just pack up and leave us to go enjoy the world.. but once you decide to have children you decide to put them first.I think he would end up really disliking you in the future if you did that. Imagine how much of his life you will miss.

Instead of leaving your son at an age when he really needs you, why don't you just consider moving to another state? After your son is grown, you will have all kinds of time for your great adventure.

It sounds like this breakup is causing you to make emotional decisions. Why not before making huge life decisions, take a short vacation alone just to recharge your batteries? You will have some along time to just get away from it all and have some time to make plans with a clear head.

Time to see the world is b4 marriage or after kids settle down, u r moving in between thats not recommended

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