Solo Mother

I’ve been doing this single parent thing for over two years now. Yes, it’s easier, because I’ve got our ‘how are we going to live day to day’ questions solved, but it’s harder, because now I’ve got some breathing space to wonder, what next?
Well, first thing is to get divorced. Neither of us has any money, and for some reason, the whole thing is overwhelming to me. NO, I don’t want to reconcile. That’s ridiculous. We are all three of us much healthier now that we’re not stuck in Hell together. And there is no way I could provide the …read more

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I keep reading all these studies that show how bad divorce is for children. There’s another one, an interesting study, but I found out about it on the Catholic Exchange website.
When I read a summary or news article about data, surveys, polls, or the like, I have to wonder about the slant. Who commissioned the information to be gathered? Who is writing the summary and analyzing the data? In the case of these worst-case scenarios, which children are they interviewing? Are they taking into account socio-economic factors, ancillary family members who offer a stable family atmosphere? What are the factors …read more

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