i am still a non-smoker....i bit my son's head off thought and i feel so guilty!!! i picked him up from one of his events tonight and he is going away in two weeks with his cadet group...(he wants to be in the military - so he joined naval cadets, it's like pre-rotc - his choice....i completely struggled with it but then figured out the only way he can stage a proper rebellion is to be a republican - it's not like a piercing or tat would upset me - hell - i even shaved his head for bootcamp last summer and he's wearing combat boots - so there is hope 
) sorry, complete digression.....
anyway, he made a comment about going away (we are pretty sarcastic with one another - the family motto is that sarcasm is a family value - but back to the subject) he said something about money and i bit his head off...i decided to take a pt position so i can finish school before he graduates high school -(i left a high stress pretty well paying job to do this) - the goal of course is to be able to provide a decent life for both of us and also myself after he gets older...he truly is the reason i breathe somedays. there are times when i see him that i am truly grateful for being his mum - i can't put it into words - but i'm his mum and he knows that i am crazy in love with him for no other reason than he draws breath on this planet...of course, i'm not above kicking his ass when he needs it (in the most gentle way possible) and he's an incredibly amazing person....(total mom bragging)....
but, he hit an area that is kind of senstive right now - i have never worked less than FT and i am nervous about the change in circumstances...of course, it's just fear and some self-doubt as to whether i am doing the right thing....oh - lest i forget - mommy guilt! big suck ass mommy guilt!!! how could i work PT (meaning affect our lifestyle) so that i can go back to school? i mean he'll move out someday - i should do it then! (see - i'm very good at guilt) i also know that my whole guilt thing is just self-doubting bullshit...we are fine, my bills are paid, there's food on the table and in the cabinets...it's just hard at times being a single parent when i realize that i am cutting into the "extras" as the extras do sometimes assuage my guilt... but anyway, here's a long ass fucking journal....
anyway, he'll survive as will i - i just needed to vent...
) sorry, complete digression.....
anyway, he made a comment about going away (we are pretty sarcastic with one another - the family motto is that sarcasm is a family value - but back to the subject) he said something about money and i bit his head off...i decided to take a pt position so i can finish school before he graduates high school -(i left a high stress pretty well paying job to do this) - the goal of course is to be able to provide a decent life for both of us and also myself after he gets older...he truly is the reason i breathe somedays. there are times when i see him that i am truly grateful for being his mum - i can't put it into words - but i'm his mum and he knows that i am crazy in love with him for no other reason than he draws breath on this planet...of course, i'm not above kicking his ass when he needs it (in the most gentle way possible) and he's an incredibly amazing person....(total mom bragging)....
but, he hit an area that is kind of senstive right now - i have never worked less than FT and i am nervous about the change in circumstances...of course, it's just fear and some self-doubt as to whether i am doing the right thing....oh - lest i forget - mommy guilt! big suck ass mommy guilt!!! how could i work PT (meaning affect our lifestyle) so that i can go back to school? i mean he'll move out someday - i should do it then! (see - i'm very good at guilt) i also know that my whole guilt thing is just self-doubting bullshit...we are fine, my bills are paid, there's food on the table and in the cabinets...it's just hard at times being a single parent when i realize that i am cutting into the "extras" as the extras do sometimes assuage my guilt... but anyway, here's a long ass fucking journal....
anyway, he'll survive as will i - i just needed to vent...
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Everything else is just extras..
You have the true needs covered, which is better than a good number of the parents (single and couples) out there.. (and many of them have FT jobs that give them more cash...)