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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: I remember you posting this exact same question 6 months or maybe a year ago. I can’t help but think that single parenting is harder than you thought and you don’t actually want your kids. Is that wrong? Most people don’t seriously contemplate sending their kids away — multiple times — before they have tried asking family for money, pulling kids from expensive childcare, basically anything really... I think you need to figure out what your actual priorities are.[/quote]

I fear she's trying to convince herself it's the best thing for everyone to send the kids to live with their father, rather than facing the shame of wanting relief from mothering them. She will not allow herself to admit it. But everything she's saying here points to that. I think now is the time to begin a thread about how to cope with being overwhelmed and unprepared for motherhood. [/quote]

I love my children. I am overwhelmed at being in debt and having trouble finding (well-paying) work, and worried about the logistics once I do find work again. My previous job I WAH, and my boss was more task than hour oriented. [/quote]

It’s not clear to me why you think you will be financially better off if you send your children away. By your own account, he currently pays your rent; he won’t  pay child support if he takes care of the kids. In fact, you may be ordered to pay him support. [/quote]

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