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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a single mom of 1 abroad now with a nanny, driver, housekeeper, garden. A well-intentioned neighbor said today that she doesn't know how I do it all. I don't! This is super easy. 2-3 nights a week, dinner is already on the table when I arrive home. I go out on dates and with other single people here and there. Life is really easy.

When we were in DC, things were really hard when DC was under 2, but I see my married friends struggling through that as well. Once DC was 3, life because uber easy (we were still in DC). I had family around and my ex. I had time to work out, date, and see my friends. DC and I had alot of fun together and still do. I had close friends with kids the same ages as DC, so we could hang out together.

My mom was much happier post-divorce. She's really helpful and understands it all. I make more overseas, but my base in <70K and we lived just fine on that in DC. It seems like those with more disposable income worry about money far more. My mom raised happy kids on much less, so I don't feel compelled to spend what I don't have.

I'm used to doing the heavy lifting, so I don't have anything to compare it to. Ignorance is bliss, right?[/quote]

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