FOR ALL YOUNG SiNGLE MOMS

[Peanuts200788]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? ANY

To all young single moms:

I am not a lawyer nor a law student so I don't know if the mods want this posted but I wanted to try anyway.

Last year this time I was pregnant with my son. His father disappeared and I hadn't heard from him. Me being pregnant and hormones going CRAZY I started worrying about EVERYTHING...from my X coming back to kidnap my son to him (even though he didn't have a job or anything to support him) somehow getting custody of my son.

I found this website and asked for advice. I drove everyone crazy with the what-if situations and here's what they told me...

If you have questions, here's the web sites, try Google. Do it yourself so you can learn on your own. I resented it, but they were right. I found out so much information with the resources they gave me.

I appreciate what they did, not just giving me the information but making me search for it.

My advice to all single moms in my situation is this: Use the internet as a tool. Research child custody laws FIRST....if you have questions THEN come here and ask. And as I'm sitting here typing this I'm realizing I need to do this myself I just felt like this was something that I should say and if my information helped ONE person I accomplished my goal.

 

[seniorjudge]

Thank you.

 

[Ohiogal]

Thank you.

Seconded. A newbie who got it. FINALLY!

 

[truebluemd]

Thanks for saying that. Im not young, but it I think it applies to any single mom or single parent. I also have websites if your interested.

 

[Humusluvr]

Seconded. A newbie who got it. FINALLY!

Ignorance is your enemy.

Education is your friend.

Hey OG, I got it

 

[Ohiogal]

Ignorance is your enemy.

Education is your friend.

Hey OG, I got it

Oh. You were a newbie?

 

[Humusluvr]

Oh. You were a newbie?

Weren't we all, at some point?

 

[wnbama]

Weren't we all, at some point?

Yep we were all newbies at some point!

If it wasn't for FA I would doing it all the wrong way. This place has opened my eyes so much, and I have turned it on to others I have come across in the same boat as me.

Knowledge is power

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME!!!

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

I have seen a change in the relationship between my X and I. Why? Because I changed my ATTITUDE. I was called on the carpet a few times ... rightfully too.

Do I like my X? No. Is there a reason he is my X? Absolutely? But regardless of my feelings, he is my child's dad. She loves him. Half of who she is comes from him. I chose him to be her dad, so I live with that choice.

 

[Joplus6]

I saw something the other day that stated "The best gift a father can give his child is to love their mother".... how true and it goes the same for mothers, We may not like our ex's but it was our choice to have the kids with them, why make the kids suffer because of our choices.


PS... I got the shoes back! LOL