"I know this sounds pretty horrible me not telling him"--- uh, no it doesn't! You are not responsible to him.You are responsible to you .. and now, you're little sweetheart baby to come :)
Always remember the golden rule of single parenting-- you c…
I've heard over and over that no matter what, once your children are born, you should talk a lawyer to be prepared for if/when the father shows up again. An hour meeting will save you a lot of future stress. Know your options! Again, for Illinois: h…
Illinois has very specific rules. Did you and your ex sign the Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage form at the birth?
from: http://www.family-law-illinois.com/parentage.html
"Parentage cases involve never married parents. By virtue of biology, th…
Though it's not focused on the single mama, I really recommend "Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful: Experience the Natural Power of Pregnancy and Birth." My doula recommended it, and I'm super happy I found it. It's a little hippie-dippie, but SO empowe…
I've experienced this in many different forms. When I first found and was not sure about what I was going to do, I found some very angry people who had a lot to say on the topic. (It's funny, their anger was not really helping their case.) After I d…
Hi, it's great to find an online community like this. I'm about 22 weeks pregnant with a little boy. I'm in a grad school, too, and was caught off guard by the whole shebang. The baby-daddy is an old college acquaintance who is a bad influence, so I…
Be weary of vegan weight loss diets which promote heavy use of bread and pasta's. While these may fall under the dictionary definition of a 'vegetarian diet', they sometimes do not promote weight reduction, rather this type of vegan weight loss diet…
Hi Kim... I truly think that it's important to forgive. My husband died a year and a half after our divorce and I was able to forgive him and talk to him before he left. I think that was the key to my closure. On the other hand, his parents have don…
Thank you so much for the feedback. I will definately keep it in mind. And like I said, I know I have another year to go, but I thought I'd just snoop around for now for tips and info.
I see you are in Dubai and coming back.
it can be a pain moving a household I did two car loads of stuff and exported my car. I agree with the person in MN i Need one other person for support. my exbt was not that, It is why I want to move to Buffa…
YEA his former lawyer just wrote back and he is dropping him. To get itn writng is good.
Mediator lawyer just called she is going to try to contact him and they told me that if he agrees we can get a settlement agreemnt turned into the actual divor…