Any one here in a single parent household?

[GoldenAgeHero]

been raised by mom my entire life,we've had are ups and down for most of my teenage life and at times getting money can be tough. I always wanted to have a father figure around, someone to teach me how to drive,motyivated me to get into sports,etc. My cousin is working on fnding his birth mother but he needs another clue to see if he can find her. I also learned today that my mom knows where my dad is(Haiti), matter of fact seems like everyone in my immediate family knew where he was and never bothered to tell me. I've been thinking about going to haiti and tracking him down. but i have some reservations about that. has anyone here wanted to find thier biological fathers or mothers?

 

[Tangled Web]

Yeah, my parents are divorced so I haven't lived with both of my parents at the same time in years.

 

[Crooklyn]

Might seem obvious, but wasn't quite clear by your post....but did you ASK them where your dad was?

 

[hippie_hunter]

My dad is in the Navy so he is often away from home for quite some time. Right now he is stationed in Viriginia and he visits as often as he can. But despite all that, I love my dad very much even though we get in disputes often. I hope to become a man half as good as he is.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

has anyone here wanted to find thier biological fathers or mothers?

One of my best friends had his father leave him practically at birth. On top of that, his mother joined the military when he was 3 and he lived in Guam (where she was initially stationed) for several years. After that, his aunt adopted him, along w/ his older brother, and they've basically viewed their aunt as their mother. It's kind of sad for their biological mom because the bond of familiarity that they have w/ the aunt who raised them is something that she ostensibly missed out on, but it's too late because her kids are grown adults now; they're not really close to her.

Hopefully you can establish a relationship w/ you dad though if that's what you want.

been raised by mom my entire life,we've had are ups and down for most of my teenage life and at times getting money can be tough.

Dilemmas forge closer relationships though, so at least that's something positive out of it.

 

[The Last Meatbag]

At the moment, yeah

 

[terry78]

Nope, parents been together since the late '70's. It was always funny in school, because people would act shocked when I said my parents were still together. I was in the minority like that, which is kind of sad.

 

[Crooklyn]

They must've been the ones that heard the black joke concerning parenthood:

Spoiler

What's the definition of "confusion"?
Father's Day in Harlem

 

[Darthphere]

Im positive if you put together all of GAH's thread, a pattern will emerge.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

^Nah, I usually joke around w/ GAH for his creative thread selection, but this is actually a really good one imho.

 

[Darthphere]

^Nah, I usually joke around w/ GAH for his creative thread selection, but this is actually a really good one imho.

I just think this thread explains all the women issues threads he has created in the past. I have a better understanding of what makes GAH tick.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

Really? That's a good observation.

Imo, I just think that GAH overthinks everything(concerning women). He probably approaches a lot of opportunities w/ that awkward "I want everything to be perfect" attitude. If he was a bit more laid back, things would surely change for him.

 

[Darthphere]

Really? That's a good observation.

Imo, I just think that GAH overthinks everything(concerning women). He probably approaches a lot of opportunities w/ that awkward "I want everything to be perfect" attitude. If he was a bit more laid back, things would surely change for him.

Well these types of questions are something you would go to your dad or big brother to ask, he had neither. Therefore, thats why he makes those threads. And it also has to do with what you just posted.

 

[Mee]

Well these types of questions are something you would go to your dad or big brother to ask, he had neither. Therefore, thats why he makes those threads. And it also has to do with what you just posted.

We are his brothers. *raises fist*

 

[webhead731]

I live with my mom. (I'm 15, not like 34)

Yeah, my parents are divorced and it's been like that since I was 2 or something. Whole bunch of problems and crap with money and getting the money, blah blah. Yeah whatever.

 

[The Man Of 16]

My parents have been divorced since I was about 1 or 2, not really sure, but my mom's been married to this Richard guy since I was about 10 and theyve been together since my parents divorced. And its about a 10 minute walk from here to my dad's, I visit him all the time. I do understand the days of having no money though. No one in my immediate family has been to college or university for things that ultimately helped them out.

I remember if I wanted anything I had to buy it myself. My playstation, my playstation 2. Now, pretty soon, before winter, I have to buy my own car, I got about 2500 saved up.

But also over the years ive learned how to get things for cheaper than the list price. We recently got this computer desk going for like 500 bucks for about 120. There was a scratch on the bottom and it was the floor model. Also we used to know this guy that worked at the Sony Store, we got a whole sound system and DVD player for 80 bucks. It originally went for 450.

Things have improved for my family financially over the past few years, but I do understand partially where youre coming from.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

I did not meet my father until I was 17. He and my mom didn't get married (she was 19 and he was 20) and when she broke up with him because he wanted to live on a commune in Oregon and "raise organic vegetables where the baby can run naked with nature" he left. She eventually had two other kids by other men (only one of which she married) and my dad never came around thinking it would upset her life. When I was 17, I happened to be in the same town as him on a drama tournament, and looked him up. He cried, I cried, my friends who were with me cried, and we have had a good relationship since then. It took some time for me to call him Dad but eventually I did and he cried again He's an artist, and can be emotional.

 

[War Lord]

I'm effectively an orphan.

 

[Hades]

I've never really got along well with my dad. he was always an abusive alchohal *******, who would rather spend time at work or the bar then with his family. I think it was my 10th birthday when my parents decided to split up. Same year
my grandmother died,

also. Uh, from then on even though moneys always been tight, it was even tighter. Often I would have to give my mom what ever little money I had.
Sometimes we didn't even have any food, save for maybe some stale crackers. I respect my mom immensley for working as much as she does, though we often don't get along very well.

 

[SpideyInATree]

My dad died when I was 13, I'm 25 now, so it's basically just been my mom and I for the past 12 years. I moved out a few years back and was on my own, with my friend, but due to my getting laid off, him moving back to Ohio and my mom completely by herself in this gigantic house, I had no choice but to be the comic book nerd who still lives with his mom.

Having a single parent is a tough thing and there are too many women in this day and age who do not get the full props for doing what they do. Hell, my mom did a better job with me than most full families do with their kids. I guess some people are tougher than others. I'm sure my mom could have given up and blamed everything on post traumatic stress syndrome like everybody does these days to get out of things, or make excuses, for what they don't want to do.

And, like GAH, I really didn't have too many male role models in my life. My uncle was too busy being selfish and spending time with his own life then to be there for his only blood relative left alive. I mean, he had wine conventions to go to and vacations to go on with his wife. I mean, his nephew who doesn't even know how to change the oil in his car doesn't need help or anything.

 

[Holly Goodhead]

You people are so depressing.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I never had any decent male role models and my Mom had to work 2 jobs so I spent my childhood with baby-sitters who sexually brutalized me!!!​

 

[SpideyInATree]

No one is holding a gun to your head saying you had to read the threads.

 

[Holly Goodhead]

I never had any decent male role models and my Mom had to work 2 jobs so I spent my childhood with baby-sitters who sexually brutalized me!!!​

This made me happy.

 

[SpideyInATree]

This made me happy.

Of course something like that makes a ***** like you happy.