Hello
My name is Dominique. I'm a 31 year-old single mom of one 9 year-old daughter. I became single while 4 months pregnant and have been single ever since. Although things have gotten better as my daughter has grown older, emotionally I'm still struggling. I'm the only girl out of seven kids and was a hard core tomboy,for a long time. So growing up I did not give much thought into having children. Nevertheless, I do recall pondering the possibility of motherhood a few times, and the picture that I conjured up in my mind then. Is completely incongruent with my current reality.
I have never had any kind of support from anyone, every, and believed that was what single parenthood consisted of, a lack of support. However, I now realize and understand the importance of having support (mainly emotional) and how I so need it as a single mother. So that's what I'm here for, to receive and give emotional support. Things have not always been peachy; nevertheless, my daughter is doing amazing. I do want to have another child, one day. However, I'm currently focused on finishing school ( yes, I'm 31 and still stuck in school ) my daughters, getting healthy, growing, and learning.
yes I'm a single mom and yes my daughter is going to have my last name I refuse to give my daughter the name of a BOY who doesnt want to take care of his responsibilities! ....problem ?
Birth Plan Rant
I used to be all about getting an epidural, but after research and thinking about it more I want to have an unmedicated birth (this is my first baby). What annoys me is when I say that I'm going to TRY my hardest to have a natural and unmedicated birth people always feel the need to say that I'm crazy or that I'm going to change my mind when I get in that position. Or that epidurals are the best. I do realize that plans change, but why can't people be supportive and encouraging?
So i am an single mom and I be so emotional after i had my baby. Like people keep telling me to put my child father on child support but his family told me they won’t nothing to do with my daughter and i just been so emotional because i feel like it’s getting hard to do everything alone but i know this assistance will help out a lot but i just know how much i gotta deal with
I don't care what ppl think of me, but I'm seriously considering putting my baby up for adoption. I love her with all of heart, but doing this alone is hard. Every single night she just screams to the top of her lungs and I do everything to soothe her. I don't know what to do at all. I wish I had some kind of help. I don't have a single ounce of help. I don't know a single soul in Minnesota either.

I need some help/knowledge on child support and taxes?! Her father pays child support monthly.. My daughter lives with me, I haven't filed my taxes yet. I'm planning on doing it this weekend.
My ex just texted me and said - "Hey my dad is doing my taxes for me and he needs ur social security number n your full name, cause I need to claim back some of the taxes from the child support. And he said u can still claim Mia it won't affect it he already asked the tax people. So if u can send it over ...