hi lynne16 i understand my boys are teenagers now(14,17)the overwhelming feelings are still there sometimes but it's been a long time on my own so i know i can make it. you will make it also!at first it's always like that hang in there it gets better and it sounds like your making the right choices! the dating thing?:)all i can say is take it slow. i became much more picky i would always ask myself if this person would influence my son for the better? i would ask is this person good for him and if he wasn't good enough for him then he definitely wasn't good enough for me.
the sensitive thing:) i would always talk about their dad very positively, just to let them know there dad loves them.even though he makes bad choices. he's still doing the best he can .(although i wanted to ring his neck) they don't need to know that stuff . if you can get into a church or temple group where you can get support that would be great.
stay strong your doing good!

hi there my name is shernel i know thing get rough at time but hold on ok god dont gives you more than you could bear i was in thee same position as u but it was hard my son would be so disapointed when his father would say i am coming and dont show it and he would cry and that made me so so mad and i just told my self i am going to do this on my own and put every thing to god in pray and thing are better now your son knows u love him that all that matters dont worry about thee father his lost ok bye