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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was trying to tell my friend that being a single mom is NOT a good idea! I know because I am one lol.

For me is mostly financially challenging, and she has money so she doesn't feel that resonates.

I think also though if you don't have a partner to help with the balance (yin/yang energies) you feel depleted energetically trying for multiple roles, all on your own.

I think women who 'choose' to be a single mother have no idea what they're getting into, but clearly I am biased.

What do you think?[/quote]

I wish I were a single mother by choice vs marrying an abuser and then divorcing from/now "co-parenting" with an abuser. It is incredibly difficult and demoralizing to be a single mother in my situation (I know I'm not the only one). If I were a single mom without a counter-parenting horrible abuser in the mix, it would be *infinitely easier and more peaceful*. That would be my dream. A life of happiness and peace with my child, just the two of us. For me, any financial challenges absolutely pale in comparison to dealing with an abusive ex/other parent. 
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PP, I'm sorry.  There are many of us in your situation.  The financial challenges are nothing compared to dealing with an abusive ex, who, in my case, uses parenting time as leverage to make my life as horrible as possible.  The years are passing by, and his influence on my and our child's life is diminishing. We go through periods where he disappears, which are the happiest times and a glimpse at a better future.  [/quote]

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