I'm sorry hun :big hugs:

I was first a single mom when I just turnes 17 when my son was born. It was incredibly hard, money, time, energy, inexperience in my case.

I started dating my husband when I was 19/20 we got married about 10 yeats years after. We have two girls who are 5 and 7.

Unfortunately my husband was killed by a drunk driver 3 years ago this week and I'm a single mom all over.

No parent is perfecr, some of the worst I've seen over rhe years (both as a teacher/educator and through my children's friends and classmates families) aee the wealthy married ones. Single moms give all their affection and time to their kids not husbands

Do you have a support network? My mom kicked me out at 16 when she found out I was pregnant and I was cut off by my family permanently. However my baby's father's parents took me in and have been my supporr network. Its a vit

*vital to have even if like mine, its unconventional.

What else are you struggling with? Money was hard for me. I was able to get my GED but was stuck waiting tables. I made some mistakes, struggles with addiction, but finally clean I started night classes at the local community college for sign language interpreting for the Deaf. The college helped get me scholarships qnd grants for poor single moms.

There's lots of other resources and help depending on what you need.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you need help or just to talk.

Take care of yourself! Not only is it important for your kiddos that mom is healthy and strong but you as a person outside being a mom deserves kindness too.


♡ Kristen

It is hard. We all make mistakes. The most important thing is for your kiddos to know that you love them. If they have that almost anything can be overcome.

It also helps to have family or friends who are supportive and present. But, don't put up with being mistreated to get that.

I get we moms always believe we do not do enough. Parenting is trial and error and we learn with them as they learn from us. Believe in yourself, you can do it, your kids will know what you do for them. Fortunately and unfortunately I was raised by a single mom (my dad divorced and then dissapear) and now I am a single Mom myself. We are strong and we are hardwired for this. Hang in there!

It's tough. I am a single parent of 2 who are now 24 and 22. Their dad is deceased. He died when they were 5 and 7. They miss him. We had divorced before he died so I had already grieved him. But it was still such a shock.

Make sure you have a solid support system - friends, family, neighbors, teachers, church members, etc. It truly takes an entire town these days to raise children properly because there is such a wide circle of influence on their young lives. You want to make sure that their circle of influence is made of people with integrity.