Happy Mother's Day to all the single dads out there

Halafax · 2017-05-14T23:13:13+00:00

I'm not a mom. I'm ok with that.

I never wanted to be a single dad. I didn't really want a divorce, but that was probably for the best.

I wish my kids had a normal family life, but I'm doing the best I can. By some measures, pretty good. Prolly less good in some other ways.

I love my son. I love my daughter. My ex hid the kids, it took 6 months to work through the divorce. I got steam rolled by the court, I was just some dude that paid lawyers. I spent two years as an alternate weekend dad, it was the best I could get. I was broke and in deep despair. I stayed employed, and skipped meals so I could do stuff with the kids when I did get to see them. I'll be honest, I barely remember that two years, it was profoundly miserable. My ex wanted to hurt me, it worked.

I've been a full time dad for... 4 years now? Time flies when you're overwhelmed. The kid's mom is disturbed, she went to prison. It's taken a long time to sooth the damage. Kids in therapy, they're doing ok. We're making the best we can of what we have to work with.

The kids are the only good thing in my life right now, but mostly because I don't have time for other things. That might eventually change, I'm not good at predicting the future. If I had to endure it all again to get back to here, I wouldn't hesitate.

If you're where I was (missing your kids and worried about them), my heart goes out to you. Stay strong, get help if you need it.

50PercentLies · 2017-05-14T23:13:46+00:00

It looks like they murdered their mom to make that sign

the_unseen_one · 2017-05-15T04:08:24+00:00

I hate it when parents use their kids for some masturbatory, narcissistic attention garnering bullshit.

nforne · 2017-05-15T05:06:48+00:00

Those kids are incredibly talented. The text is centred. The font has serifs. The paint colour doesn't match one of the handprints. I don't want to be suspicious, but...

Edit: look closely at the pinky of the girl on the left where it touches the text. Bad photoshopping. Don't know what this guy's motives are but the picture is totally fake and there is no need for this.

x3volv3x · 2017-05-14T23:25:16+00:00

Probably the only r/MensRights post I will ever downvote, Because this is mothers day not single fathers day just like how fathers day is not single mothers day

Title	Happy Mother's Day to all the single dads out there
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	97
Comments	14
Date	May 14, 2017 10:32 PM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/6b6pho/happy_mothers_day_to_all_the_single_dads_out_there/
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