Well OT you are becoming one heck of a thoughtful Dude.
Just when I opened this thread the door bell rang and look what was there!
I am so proud of my hard working Restaurant Manager who is dealing with 1200 reservations today.
Poor Baby.
I certainly didn't choose to be a single Mom but I did choose to leave "The Greek" behind on the enchanted Greek Island where we met.
Single Mother hood was a tremendous challenge - I never saw a dime of child support. But I was blessed with a beautiful half Greek daughter who is the apple of my eye. My parents were both gone so it was all up to me. I did it all, over the years: Dance Mom, Softball Mom, Cheerleader Mom, and Lacrosse Mom. I worked at a summer camp in Maine so she could be one of those kids who "went to summer camp" and I moved to a college town in Massachusetts so she could afford to away "go away to college" I stayed by myself and didn't even date for 16 years - so I wouldn't loose focus on her.
It has been hard figuring out who I am after all those years of focusing on her.
Single motherhood is a challenge I don't wish on anyone.
Most of us do not choose it - it just happens.
Here we are 20 years ago.
This was just after we moved back to the USA.
"Softball Mom"