It's Not All Bad 

That's the title of this article, and I have to agree with her.  Single motherhood isn't as horrible as the experts and the statistics make it out to be.  I'm one that isn't better off financially, but at least if there's a problem with someone overspending, it's me and no one else is to blame.  The ex used to withdraw three and four hundred dollars at a time and drop the receipts on my desk for a couple months all at once.  Suddenly the mortgage payment that I knew I could pay was bouncing and he was yelling at me about overspending. 

My kids are happier most of the time.  There's no tension in the house.  No rush to make everything perfect before he came home, if he came home.  No waiting and waiting with the kids for him, and putting them to bed while trying to explain why he wasn't home again.

No fights and yelling.  I'm not upset all the time.  The kids are more relaxed because I am.

It's really not all that bad, this single mom gig.