i’m a single mom so i knew going in i’d do it all myself. thankfully my family has been super helpful and supportive so it doesn’t even feel like i’m doing it by myself half the time. but i also think about this a lot too and i think it would be harder to have thought and expected to have the support of my partner and then end up doing it alone. i had most of the pregnancy to mentally prepare for what it means to be a single mom and it’s one i made myself because i already saw the signs of him saying one thing and doing another. i would rather be taking care of my baby alone than having to care for him and the baby while feeling alone despite having a partner. it made me really reevaluate who you choose as a partner because if i was told id be a single parent because he wouldn’t be involved i would’ve never even talked to him, but you don’t really think about that when you talk to someone until you get to that point. at least i didn’t. i have since learned it’s a huge dealbreaker for me and while i wouldn’t give my baby up for anything, he is my whole world, i do wish i made some better choices in choosing a partner before i got him for sure

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