Hello all,

I am a single mom of a little girl who was legally divorced as of January of this year. My ex-husband decided to move out August of 2005 to "find himself." We went to marriage counseling until October until I found out he had been cheating on my a block away from our home and I slapped a divorce on him so fast it made his head spin. I think I was still in shock for awhile even though I pushed the divorce through as fast as possible. I didn't want a chance to change my mind with the man I thought was "the one." So now, I am a single mom trying to survive on my income alone since he doesn't bother paying child support. I try to be positive and have Faith that our Lord knows what is best for us. But I have my days I just want to run away from it all. My little girl is the only reason I haven't lost my mind. She needs me and I refuse to let her suffer any more than she already has at the disaterous situation thanks to her loser father. He doesn't really see her that much, but claims to miss her so. He is too busy, sleeping around and gambling to care about anyone else. I was so distraught at first that I thought I would surely die of a broken heart, but I come to realize life does go on and there will be more to my life than him. He obviously wasn't worth having if he could do what he did to our family.

Thank you for listening and feel free to comment.

Denise

Glad you could join us Denise. You will find that you are not alone in your situation. I also quickly got a divorce after I found out my husband was cheating on me, unfortunately it was after I gave him a second for the same offense. He never changed his ways and continued his affair with the same married woman. I only wish I had stuck to my guns the first time, but for the sake of the kids and thinking he was sincere, my good nature had won out. Of course he gets no more "good nature" from me. He has made his bed and continues to make his bed where my teenaged girls are concerned. He too does not see his kids very often and seems to be making his visits more and more scarce.

Just know you are not alone and you have found friends here. It is great way to vent and just "talk" when you need a listening ear.

Keep it up girl! You are obviously very strong and you are doing right by your daughter and she will always love you for that. Just know that you get to enjoy all the great moments in your child's life and he will miss out on them and he will also realize this some day. Enjoy your daughter. What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. Take care!
-Lyndsie