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[quote=Anonymous]I  am a single mom here too: juggling work, homework checks, cooking, cleaning, errands, school events/meetings/volunteering, after-school activities, exam review with kids, work to ensure continuous flow of income, doctors' visits, special education, ........   It is exhausting and yet fulfilling, rewarding, and joyful, with the kids.  The other parent has been out of the picture for over half a decade with no contact nor any kind of support.  So, it is just one parent doing all.  Their smiles, conversations and laughters/concerns made the hustle bustle all worthwhile.  Yes, it is easier to be a single parent than having a partner or another parent around whose values we do not agree wth especially with child raising.  Yes, having kids would be better than having a partner if we had to choose between either having kids or a partner.

It would be nice to have a partner but it is only a bonus, not a necessity.  Yes, I also don't feel fair to the kids to take my time away from them and go hang out with guys for dates.   If I find myself contemplating going on a date, I try to Coodinate so that it would not take time away from my kids.  Yes, I would do it all over again if in order to have the same kids, I had to be a single mom; I would jump in without hesitation.  Our kids make life worthwhile.

Like PP, I also did feel being judged by others on the single-parent status.  Over time, I learned that closed-minded people are not the people worth spending time with anyway; it is their judgement, it is their problem and not ours. [/quote]

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