single parents

Hello r/SingleParents! We are a group of Georgia Tech Graduate Students working on a project/application that addresses the well-being of single parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are trying to learn more about the needs, wants, and stresses of the day-to-day lives of single parents. If...

Hi, it’s my first holiday alone with my 7 month. I never thought we’d be here and it’s so hard not being able to be with my family due to custody battle. I couldn’t travel and somehow still miss my ex despite knowing this is what’s best. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

I need help to figure out if this situation is actually okay or am I overthinking. I'm a 31 female with two kids, 8&4. My 4 year old goes to daycare full-time while my 8 year old is part-time, going during summer and after school. The kids have been out for summer break almost a month now and...

Am I the asshole for being indecisive wether or not my daughters dad should be in the delivery room, and on the birth certificate when she’s born. Long story short, I met him in 2020 and was on a off and on situationship until the end of last year we were getting closer but I decided to end...

I have a wonderful 3 y.o i love him dearly and latley i feel like weve been bonding more then usual. Our time together is amazing. No matter what we do and i just cant help but feel fulfilled and happy when he says papa i love you. So its been really hard on me latley having picked up more...

I’m a single mom of a 9 and 4 year old. My daughters father died last year. My sons father isn’t around and hasn’t been since he was 6 months old. ( very abusive and went to jail for abusing me while pregnant) Only type of father figure he knew was my oldest a father who died. I work and go to...

So I fractured my ankle and am told I have to keep weight off my ankle for 4-6 weeks and am on crutches and a boot. I live on the second floor I’m alone, super f-ing alone and can’t stop crying. I have a 5 year old I have a job I essentially have no family. My parents are dead. I have...

Background: In early 2021, I fooled around with two men and got pregnant. One of the men was a brief fling and someone I had previously dated casually for a short time. (I’ll call him S). The other man was my new partner I was casually dating (I’ll call him C). I had my fling with S before I...

I Really feel lost My relationship started like every other relationship happy and whatever... I guess at the time we were crazy about each other and then. We agreed to start a family together, actually we couldn't wait to. I lost my job just weeks after my GF got pregnant and it took a toll...

So I'm a single mom living alone with my soon to be 2yr old daughter. I was in a relationship with my daughters dad for 8 years from the age of 12 years old but the relationship ended badly 9 months ago and he ended up recently getting sentenced to 8 years in prison for reasons unrelated to our...

1 (29F) was laid off from a job I thought was going to turn into an incredible career for myself and l'm finding it difficult and unfulfilling to be looking at other jobs. I currently live in a small town and only have my Associate degree. I have two kiddos, 7M and 9M, and I wonder if going...

I’m not sure of this is the right subreddit for my question, but I’ll give it a try. Me and SO have been together 14 years and have 3 kids but we are now separated, we live together for last 11 years but house is only under my name. I pay all the bills for mortgage and utilities (she pays...

My daughter is 6 she has never met her dad in-person I encourage her to call and text him and that's the only way she knows him...today on the phone he told her he was gonna come see her real soon and she got nervous and is making herself not feel good she's so nervous she can't use the bathroom...

This might be a long one i apologize in advance.. Not sure what this post is about. I guess just to share my crazy story idk. All I can say is I'm living one of the most difficult chapters of my life right now. Few years back me and my ex BM was staying temporarily at my parents place they had a...

Hi everyone. I guess I just need to vent here. I am a you g single mother, 24 years old with a 10 month old son. I work 40 hours a week, I make $15.40 an hour. Sometimes I even work 50-60 hours to get some overtime in to help.. But I am physically exhausted when I do this, and it also takes even...

Hi everyone, Looking for words of wisdom, encouragement, life stories, etc. Been feeling overwhelmed recently...I started at 37 years old my education and received my bachelor's in December 2021 and just started graduate school this January and I'm feeling overwhelmed. I'm a mom to 11 year...

Feeling a little lonely and sad that I had nobody to share news with except my son who can not talk yet lol. So here I am :p I had a work event tonight. I wasn’t gonna go or anything but got convinced to go with my favorite coworker. Flash forward and we are there after work. Turns out I won an...

So I currently have shared custody with my son, 50/50. I pay 470/mo in lot rent and 350/ChildSup. I own a manufactured home (built 70's) I'm reconsidering moving back in with my parents for: 1.My land rent is going up, my mobile home needs major electrical work (cost about 5k-10k) and new...

The X hasn't seen our oldest in over 2 years, and has minimal contact for the last 4 years (an occasional text every 6 weeks, same comment). I've encouraged communication between them for the mental health of my child, given suggestions, tried to get them reconnected etc. but the lack of effort...

I'll start with the backstory. My (37F) sons dad (40M) and I were together a long time. 7 years ago, he had been having an affair and left me to marry someone 14 years younger. He had also cheated on me with lots of other women prior to that. Our son was almost 2 at the time that his dad left...