His father has cancelled the last three visits at the last moment and I’m sure it has everything to do with that. I think the school need to know what is happening in his life and how much it hurts and makes him angry but he totally refuses to let me go and speak with his teacher.

I want our child to go on seeing his father and grandparents but I’ve had arguments in the past with them because they all smoke like chimneys and smack him.

There are some other mums at the café I go to but they’re not very friendly. They smile and say hello but they never ask me to join them. How can I make friends?

My es late on visits, often cancels or changes the arrangements. My new husband is a total contrast – loving, caring, totally reliable. So why on earth does my son refuse to accept him?

This may be trivial but it’s causing so much unhappiness in my house. My children take me for granted but i don’t know what to do about it. I can’t get them to do chores.

When my stepchildren come to stay they way they leave stuff all over the house infuriates me.

Dealing with my teenagers is like trying to herd cats. If one gets what they want, the others complain.

My eldest son really doesn’t get on with my new partner. They fight over everything – who feeds the dog, where each of them will sit on the sofa, even what cereal to have in the morning.

My ex is going around saying he’s going to get my daughter, who is now 5, and bring her up as his own and that he can do this because he’s now a married man with a family while I’m single. Can he?

We met 6 months ago and we really do think this is it. But he gnats to tell my kids - should we?