I just got back from my first family vacation as a single parent, and I am proclaiming it a success! I am very tired today, but we had such a good time.  I took my nephew with us, and a girlfriend met us with her 3 kids, who are the same age and sex as my crew.  Everyone had a play buddy-- which was a good move.  The kids are all 11 and older, so they could do lots of things on their own without one of us "grownups" constantly hovering around.  But then we all really enjoyed doing things as a group.  I was nervous about how it would all turn out, but it turned out great despite my worrying!  It may not seem like a big deal, but it gives me confidence to get through another milestone and come out okay. 

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im   a single mother of a 2 month old baby. me and her dad do get along for the most part and i love him still. he swears he loves me.. but with our past. i just cant trusthim or  his words and it makes it hard. i want my daughter to have her father and will do what i have to ,to keep him in her life  hes  comming around more and more and doing so much better with her. we broke up because he wasnt there and he didnt help  and he went out allt he time parting instead of seeing his daughter. and part of me being selfish he didnt come see me.. im not going to bad mouth him here cause i was just as bad.  we both messed up alot. but it ended up to where were getting along great  but i know  that meand him dating just wouldnt work out again..  he went out of state for a week i took that time to get over some of the feelings i had. 

for the question . i have been talking to this guy i REALLY like.. he has a son thats 3 months exactly older then my daughter..  and i have grown attatched to his son i love his son..  hes the same with my daughter. i have helped him out with his son from day one  the mom left..   i respect him soo much cause he stepped up. but we have talked about dating i can see how it would be easier on him he has no baby momma around.. but her dad is there. hes jealous type..  doesnt want me to date other guys.he wants me to be with him. but i know it wouldnt work me and my daughter would end up hurt..  this other guy hes just soo great.. i could see it working out and lasting..  

 

so how do i go about dating someone new while keeping my daughters father  in her life?  how do i keep the new guy to where hes ok with all this?

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As a single parent of 14 yr old triplets, ( boy, boy and girl) both boys being ADHD and a 17 yr old daughter who is taking drivers ed and working,and me working fulltime, I am beside myself. There is no way I can afford camp for three, let alone I just spent 6k on braces. The X of course, say he can't afford camp or help chip in for these kids for the summer months. I have no idea where or what to do with these 3 teenagers whom will be floating from house to house and friend to friend unsupervised.  Both grandparents are older , my dad is in the hospital with a broken hip and the other grandma wants  nothing to do with our responsibility; understood. How do I manage and handle all four and to make sure, they are safe? I don't understand how there cannot be summer programs that the school offers for these children and families at a lower cost.

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I'm planning my first vacation as a single parent, and it gets crazier by the day, but I am so excited about it!  I am renting a friends' beautiful beach house, and my original plan was to have another friend and her kids meet us there.  They live in a different city, but our kids are friends and it is a great chance to catch up.  She can only come for a couple of days, though.  And the house is way too big for the 3 of us to hang out by ourselves for the rest of the week!  So, I now have a sister, a cousin, a nephew, and a high school friend and his wife coming!  How fun!  I love the fact that I can invite who I want!  This whole group will get along great and the kids get to interact with lots of folks-- so they don't spend all there time picking on each other!  It will be different for them, but different isn't always bad.

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