While the title may be somewhat confusing to some, I think it pretty much defines itself. For those that don't understand; I am in a relationship with someone whom I have two lovely Children with. A wonderfully bratty two and a half year-old and a handsome little two month old. For whatever reason, Daddy of the Year doesn't care to have much of anything to do with them. Mainly our youngest. There's always some excuse as to why he's "just too busy". The biggest reason that I can't seem to get any help with our youngest is because he's a "cry baby". Yes, as stupid as it sounds, those we're the exact words used. I prepare meals, I clean the house(CONSTANTLY), I'm in college, I give baths, wipe tears, kiss boo-boos, change diapers, do laundry, and many MANY other things that I'm sure you don't care to know. So, yes, as the title says it, I may as well be a single Mother. Yes, dad works, but when he's not working, he's complaining. Either something isn't clean enough or the kids are too whiny. He has his own little schedule. Wake up, complain that he can't find his clothes, I get up to get his clothes for him, he turns on the news with his face in his phone, he leaves, he works, he comes home, he complains some, he eats the hot meal that I prepared while taking care of two children, sticks his face in his phone a little more, he complains about me doing homework, he makes his nice warm bathwater in the tub that I had just cleaned, he turns into a prune after an hour and a half of soaking, he jumps in bed, face in phone some more, asks me to scratch his back with the hands that I've been using all day to do the above mentioned things, and rolls over and goes to sleep peacefully and uninterrupted for the night. I, on the other hand, wake up and roll myself out of bed AT LEAST four times a night when our oldest has night terrors or when our youngest needs fed and changed. ALL ON MY OWN. So, if any males with girlfriends, wives, or fiances WITH children read this, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, help your lady out. Stop and think about all of the hard work that she does, not only for you, but for the tiny humans YOU helped her create. If there are any other not-so-single, single mothers out there; you're not alone. You are good enough, and one day, you're little babies will look back and see who did all of the work. Push on, and when your babies are grown with lovely little families of their own, you'll see that it's all worth it! Take care!
