I am firmly of the belief that if they did, the human race would've died out EONS ago. :/ I also understand why some animals eat their young. (Okay, bad joke, but sometimes you gotta go there, y'know?)
I'm sorry you're about to be thrust into the world of single-parenthood, but honestly? From a parenting perspective, I've found it kind of freeing. I can raise Matthew how I want without having to worry about his dad fostering this or that belief/opinion about it. While technically we have joint custody, Matthew's dad has (by his choice, not mine or Matthew's) more-or-less sat things out when it comes to Matthew. They talk very infrequently on the phone, and in the five years we've been separated/divorced, Matthew's only seen his dad or spent time with him for a total of about eight days. (Which may not be your case at all, I'm just trying to show it's not necessarily a BAD thing.)
Anyway! If you have any questions or thoughts or just need to vent, just PM me or email me (ohmickeym at gmail dot com). I'm happy to listen :)
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Date: 2010-05-23 10:36 pm (UTC)I am firmly of the belief that if they did, the human race would've died out EONS ago. :/ I also understand why some animals eat their young. (Okay, bad joke, but sometimes you gotta go there, y'know?)
I'm sorry you're about to be thrust into the world of single-parenthood, but honestly? From a parenting perspective, I've found it kind of freeing. I can raise Matthew how I want without having to worry about his dad fostering this or that belief/opinion about it. While technically we have joint custody, Matthew's dad has (by his choice, not mine or Matthew's) more-or-less sat things out when it comes to Matthew. They talk very infrequently on the phone, and in the five years we've been separated/divorced, Matthew's only seen his dad or spent time with him for a total of about eight days. (Which may not be your case at all, I'm just trying to show it's not necessarily a BAD thing.)
Anyway! If you have any questions or thoughts or just need to vent, just PM me or email me (ohmickeym at gmail dot com). I'm happy to listen :)