How many of you are single parents and provide the best for your kids no matter what?

[setsenia]

I know I posted this in the family thread, but it probably should be here.

 

How many of you are single parents? And how many of you believe you should put your kids before everything and do more than the bare minimum until they are 18?

 

My dad always brings up this and that that he did for me. Well, aren't you supposed to provide for your kids? I really don't see the point of bragging about something you were legally required to do because you chose to have children. My dad always blamed his lack of helping us on my mom for not paying child support. He had a six figure income and barely provided for us. Even when my mom worked, she made all of 20k a year. I'm really paying for it now after sh***y dental work when I was younger. All of the fillings I had to have replaced because there was decay underneath after 3-5 years. Yet, he has a great dentist for himself. When he married his recent ex-wife he provided for her and her daughter more than he ever provided for his own kids. He just liked to make excuses like, he was a single parent etc etc. I know plenty of single parents with deadbeat Ex's who still put their kids first and go above and beyond with helping pay for their college and living expenses to they can have a good future. My dad said we must go to college, but didn't want to help us with the associated costs

[Tayla]

Bummer....I can gratefully say..I didnt provide the BEST for my kids no matter what. Thankfully NOT giving them the BEST no matter what produced two well accomplished and College Masters Sons'. Reckon by teaching them that some things come in due time and by the sweat of ones efforts did them good. They are well mannered ( who can buy manners???), They are healthy ( despite my poor cooking skills at the time). Please understand that most parents really do put their best foot forward, but not ALL the time .

Your mom did the best she could at those times in life....just because you may have "wanted" for better doesn't mean she didn't do what she could given the limited time and circumstances as a single parent.