[musemoon]

I LOVE BEING A SINGLE PARENT! Most of the people in my family know why I'm single and why I'm a parent so it never comes up in conversation.

There are a few "friends" who are in relationships (and I'm gonna be snide here...but they aren't GREAT relationships) who continually harp on my being single and what a HARD life I chose, not to have a man's help or love and to raise "those poor kids" (meaning fost/adopt) alone.

In almost one breath they manage to make me and my children feel damaged. When the truth is I do have the love of a man, we have just chosen to not live together or pursue marriage, but we are committed to raising my daughter (soon to be daughters.)

And my daughter is amazing....simply amazing. So what would be HARD!!!! Is if I hadn't chosen to become a mother or **cough cough** stayed in a bad relationship. Instead I chose the most joyful life...and so I am a proud single parent. I don't always offer up that my daughter is adopted, some people figure it out, some don't I just laugh.