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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sort of confused by the OPs interest. Single mothers are people. They are not all the same so it seems like a naïve question. Um, are all married people happy?

Single mother here who is solidly middle class and basically comfortable but still stresses about money. I AM happy about 85 percent of the time because my kid is a delight and all the big components of a good life ... health, job, etc. are in place, even if it is a juggle. Dating would be nice but it seems like one more job at this point. 
For me the absolute hardest thing is the simple fact that everything is on me and it is a huge responsibility. Sometimes I feel so busy I feel like I don't enjoy the moments enough. But I'm a normal person with a full life, etc. you never know what anyone is going through and I have no doubt lots of married people have struggles bigger than mine.

Children of single parents do fine. The stats you see fail to factor in that many single parents are single because the other parent is in jail. But if you have a decent home life and support system.

Seems sort of insulting that you'd be surprised to see a single person happy.[/quote]

OP here.

Don't shoot me, but my interest comes from that late in life epiphany that being a single parent is not a struggle through hell on earth for everyone, as I'd initially been led to believe.

Frankly, this is one situation in which I'm thrilled to know I was wrong.[/quote]

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