rach01

new to the "single mom" world!

Posted on 08/11/09, 10:10 pm

well..... my hats off to all of you strong single moms everywhere!!!! i have been seperated from my husband for a little over a month and am starting to pull my hair out! lol. its so much harder than everyone thinks! on top of my titanic of a marriage ended due to my husband's drug(s) addiction, i was a stay at home mom. i dont have a job or any money. i have wonderfull christian parents who took me and my 17 month old daughter in. they are paying all of my bills ect... i am applying for jobs but in my small town getting a job is hard. im also thinking about going back to college but i dont want to live with my parents that long. i am soooo greatful for everything they are doing for me and my daughter but at 26 yrs old its hard to move home to mom and dad. child support wont be an option for me because my husband has 2 other kids from 2 different women already and is probobly going to prison (as soon as he gets caught). they could make a lifetime movie out of my life, lol. i love my daughter more than life itself. she is the only reason i am able to pull myself out of bed in the morning. so in conclusion... im hoping this group will give me some tips and encouragement to the newest addition in the world of a single mom!!

• Reply #1 10/15/09  10:51pm
  
  JenMiron
  Hi rach01
  I really empathize with you. My ex was also a drug addict, as well as alchohol and gambling-a triple wammy, but you will get through it. I've been raising my daughters for a 2 years by myself, and he's not giving any support either. Your daughter is gorgeous by the way. I went back to school just because I wanted a better life for us. I decided that I can overcome anything for my daughters, they are the most important people in my life. Let me know how things go for you, ok?
• Reply #2 10/18/09  12:38am
  
  twodryeyes
  Been there, done that ; things do get easier once you get a routine going and everyone and thing in the house is settled. One thing I did not do was bad mouth my ex, I let the kids make up their own minds about their dad. It did not take them too long to figure it out. Maybe this the time for you to go back to school, there are all sorts of programs out there to assist single parents with college. Good luck, and God bless you and your baby.

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