
Single Parenting Support Group
Today being raised by a single parent is not uncommon. About three in ten children live in a single parent home. The most common type of single parent home is one with only a mother. However, single father homes are the fastest growing type of family situation; 60% growth in the last ten years alone.

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My 7 year son basically has been giving me a horrible time. He resents me, he constanly tells me what a horrible person I am, and how much he wants to live with his dad. I just want to fall on the floor and cry. he is my youngest son, and I can barely even look at him at times, because he hurts me so much. Am I ever going to get through this?
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