I am also a single mother, I work full-time plus a part-time job. I am often exhausted and spend way too much of my off time doing things I want to do. But I know my child is happy, he's loved, he's taken care of. I may not be super mom, I might not spend more than a few minutes at a time playing with him, we often eat easy kid friendly meals, not great home cooked stuff, we have to miss fun events cause I am working, we dont do play dates, sometimes I feel guilty, but you know what, this is our life. It might not be traditional, but its ours and as long as we both are doing well, it works. So some nights our play involves me chasing him around the apt for 15 minutes, sometimes when he wants baked goods, they are from the store, who cares. Its us and it works, don't compare yourself.
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