WHOA there! I , for one and maybe mercedes thinks the same, I taught him to respect women, took him to his baseball game (as well as his dad) and damn it I could wrestle with him and throw a mean baseball. I also taught him that he cannot always have what he wants and that he must learn by mistakes or there would be no learning experience.
I don't measure 'JOY', I just enjoy the feeling and I am very happy with being single and will stay that way.
Marriage is meant for some and not others.
If yu think for one moment that my son is the only person or postionmade me happy, well that is just not true. Happy people bring me joy, the way I get along with my ex's-brings me joy and most of all---Happy stories bring me the most joy!
Well Morgan, if it makes you feel better, I was playing Texas Hold 'EM on a site and a 15 year old asked me how old I was and I replied that I would be 99 the next day and he wished me a Happy Birthday.
I sense a bit of hostility and that is fair enough. I am sure we all thought at some time or another we would like to escape but My son has brought me more joy than I could ever have imagined.
On the flip side, although I was a single parent, my ex husband and father to my son made many more sacrifices (I think) because he had him on the weekend so I don't know how he managed a social life.
I think we BOTH did a damn good job--although not perfect.
I think I am very openminded because if I haven't been there , I might be someday. (I do get annoyed at some things though and disagree at times.) J.M.O.
In my case he was guilty BUT and a big BUT, there is a case I know of right here in my comunity that Junior Marshall was convicted of murder and spent 11 years in prison and they 'eye' witness came forward about 9 years later and confessed that he neve saw a thing. Junior has been released and was compensated $300,5000.00. for 11 years and that man cannot get a speeding ticket and he lands on the front page.
RE: Being a Single Parent