Do any single mothers out there have problems making .... ?
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holy crap!!..I make over twice that amount a month and I don't make ends meet...good luck!!!
392141
Hi, i viewed your 360 page, you havea cute baby! I have a 2 and a half yr old daughter, im not married, never been married and i have been raiseing my daughter on my own since last yr. I was a stay at home, from the time my daughter was born til she was 14 months old and had a job for about a month, but then stuff blow up between my ex and i and we split i had a joob for 10  months last yr and then went back to being a stay at home mom for 5 months, i am back to working now, if your bored and like to chat send me a message to renae8003@yahoo.com, hope you like my answer and get back to me!
315623
Have you actually checked with your school? Also check with women's help centers in your area. A lot of times they will bend over backwards to help a single mom get funding for school.
848623
"Yes", I certainly have. But, in my situation it was the other way around.. I got into a really "Bad, ugly marriage" for 7 years, and my best-friend, who I'd known since we were 12 & 13, would go and tell all our other friends all of my domestic problems, and I'd tell them to her in "The strictest Confidence", well when he & I devorced, it was like she didn't want anything to do with me .. It was as if she liked it when I was all down in the dumps, and being abused.. And someone to talk about.. Once, she no longer had anyone too "Gossup" about, it was like she had no time for me. Not to mention she was so insecure, I think she was worried I'd put the moves on her hubby being that I was now "Single" and all.. She would talk badly of me, behind my back, to some of our closest friends who would in turn tell me.. Because, they knew me better than that.. And that she was all "Full of it"!! She just wasn't happy, unless, I was going through something bad, how sad, is that!! Nor did she have any time for me, unless she had something bad to tell everyone about me!! When things were going really well for me, was always the really quiet times, that's when I never heard from her. How sad is that?!! My family always told me, she was just "Jealous" of me! Oh well, I saw her, 2 summers ago, and we played "Catch-up", she owns a home down the street from my father-in-law.. And when she found out that this same house will be left to my daughter,when he passes,,away, and that being that its a corner-lot, worth probably a good 2-3 million dollars, that her little house didn't hold a candle to what my daughter will inharet, one day.. she was so mad, she couldn't contain herself.. She kept argueing with her husband in front of me, that thier house would be well worth more, one day.. He had to shut her up finally by telling her, Kelly its a corner-lot, our's isn't !!! Dah-Heart!!! So, I totally understand, how you feel... I love her, she's like "Family" I've known her so many years.. But, I cant stand that side of her. Its really sad, that she's not happy unless she has someone to put down, or to make herself feel better, she just has to have someone to put down.. I feel sorry for her, more than she hurts me, you know. Oh well.. I would just have a talk w/ your friend and try to get him in on some of your "Successes" along with you. That might just be part of his problem. He wants to grow with you, and be up there along with you, you know. Otherwise, you two dont really have alot in common, and may make him feel alienated, from you & your friendship, you know.. Just allow him to take part in some of your successes some how, and that might help your friendship, or just dont bring things up to him, if his friendship really means alot to you....Then dont share your "Achievements" with him anymore... You know.. Sad, but that might be what you have to  do to save your friend from being insecure around you...
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I understand ... I'm a single parent ... I work full-time Monday thru Friday 8am-5pm ... and clean 2 different offices once a week for extra money just to cover the child support I've never received.\n\nDo you know how hard it is to get any type of help from the system or whatever they offer to you ... I guess I make too much money ( and believe me .. I don't ) but I get to watch all these single moms sit at home with no jobs, get food stamps, get free schooling/day care, their kids eat free at school, they get government housing and I'm working my @ss off with 3 different jobs .. paying $ 900 in rent alone just to make it .. \n\nYeah pisses me off too !
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Darlin', \nI have 3 boys, teens, as a single parent I have looked!  There is nowhere to go!  \nI am staying right here and working it through.. as soon as you pick up the family and move something else will happen in the economy and it will seem bleak again!  Stay where you are and Pray!
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No i don't. I am a single mother, i can't even move out of my parents house because everything cost so much. I could get 2 jobs but then the cost of babysitters would spend all my money and then i wouldn't have time for my child.\n\nGovernment doesn't want to help anyone unless you need all there help. They won't just give you a little boost. \n\nIts hard to find a good job with decent pay. i feel bad for the children growing up in todays world that all.
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Being a single mom isn't a bad thing.  It helps weed out some of the guys who aren't worth your time, plus it makes you more careful about who you date since you have a responsibility to your child.  It may take awhile but eventually you will find the right guy who will love you and be right for you.
268002
Its hard ... but you are still the mother and you will continue to be a good mother. Maybe you haven't changed much with their growing up.
693772
If you are lucky it is better than mine.  I am working on divorce #2.  I know the problem is part me, because I keep picking these freaking losers with no jobs that are mama's boys!  Ohhhh, it is just driving me crazy!  Neither one knows how to pay child support because they don't know the meaning of getting a freaking job!  Therefore I have to work to support my child (not that I mind that I did that before the second one came along).  I never wanted children to begin with, then after my first one I wanted to get my tubes tied.  Here in my state you have to have your husband's permission before deciding to do such.  So it sucks, in today's world women are still needed to request their husbands permission.  WHAT CRAP!
464559
you find ways to do it. i had my daughter when i was still in high school and her father walked out on me. my priorities changed and i lived my whole live for the child that i brought into this world. i don't know how old you are but i do know that there is a program that just started in my area where single teenage mother actually live in a home with other teenage mothers and their babies and they each take turns watching the babies so that they can do homework or go to work. it is a really cool program. i wish it was around when i had my first daughter. good luck.
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much easier than a single Mom!!! \nTo a woman, a single dad already proved that he can have and raise kids in a stable environment. If that isn´t a plus for women who are looking for a good man I don´t know what!!\nTo a man, a single mom is loaded with baggage - somebody else´s children!\nIt´s not fair but that´s the way society seems to promote it.. \nSo the answer is still DEFINITELY! If you´ve already proven you´re a good dad and then on top of that have a job then you are an invitation to any woman who is looking for a serious relationship! I can´t believe you´re asking.. lol. you should be swamped with nice women :-)
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Maybe a key is to meet single women with one child of her own:\n\nSupermarket\nLibrary\nOnline\nParent Group: You would get all the Attention there\nSchool\nTell your friends you are looking\nOnline\nParents w/o Partners\nVolunteer Functions for Children\n\nGood luck1
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Go back to your therapist. Also look for a single-mom support group near you or online, (email me if u want!) Trust me girl I know from the bottom of my heart. My ex husband ASKED me for a divorce while i was in school. But I pulled through, we struggle every day but I thank God for my true friends that have held me up. If you are suicidal you definitely need to talk to someone. Biggest thing you can do is make it an absolute priority to take time for yourself. Put the baby to bed a half hour earlier and go take a bath, turn on a workout video, chick-flick, whatever, have a glass of wine, paint your toenails...anything you want as long as its just for YOU. Remember a happy mom makes a happy kid...NOT the other way around.
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Child care, for one, whether you are in a single parent household (getting good day care) or a two-parent family--does one parent stay home or do both parents work?\n\nI think that discipline and behavioral expectations are an issue. It seems that many parents are ambivalent about discipline, and they tend to let their kids do whatever they want and cater entirely to their needs.\n\nFinding a good preschool program is an issue. You want a high quality program that helps kids learn to interact socially with others. Not so easy to find.\n\nFinding a good balance between expecting kids to play with one another and having kids read and such, compared to the use of technology (gameboy, nintendo, TV, and computer).
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It is very rare but they do exist. I will giving birth to our first child next month and we have decided to have me stay at home. My sister is also a stay at home mother of two. And my mother was also a stay at home mom our entire lives. I think the children benifit most when families are able to do this instead of having a day care raise your child or someone else... But Lord knows it is hard to do now a days...
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wow, i don't know what made nikki so mad, over your silly question, that i thought was cute,  But, i'm a mom and i have kids and i have to cook and clean and all that junk too...so, if you find someone whos willing to work for free..send them my way.\ni have to wash clothes and i hate doing it...so, they can do that job for me...lol