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Exactly!! Like the lady said that did my ultrasound.."the baby's better than the boyfriend anyway!!" haha..

LOL, so true!

im single but I live with my father and he pretty much makes up for an absent father. Everyday when he comes home from work the 1st thing he does is pick up my son. He then will sit on the floor and play with him until bdtime. We all sit at the table and eat dinner together and once in a blue moon my dad will give my son a bath. So even though my son doesn't have his father in the picture, he still gets the same amount, if not more love and attention from a positive male figure. The upside to that is that my son still gets nurtured and love, but I don't have someone to argue with, fight over chores with, or have any quarrels with or tell me what to do. So being single is working out just fine right now.

I don't think babyplusmommy is being selfish. Some women don't have a choice about whether the father wants to be a part of his child's life. I applaud her positive att_tude - if we are all going to make it, we have to stay strong for ourselves and our babies. Good luck to you!

I love that i dont have to use the STUPID names my ex picked out for my baby, plus i dont have to share the special moments like holding the baby for the first time with him. He chose not to be here, so we will be fine without him. A baby is a blessing, with or without a father.

Just a curious question...do you ladies feel mothers are as expendable as fathers? What if the situation were reversed and the mother wanted to opt out? Do you think a man alone could also make a baby happy? I am not attempting to start any argument or upset anyone...just wanted to know if women have any sort of double standard when it comes to raising children. Thanks

You know my mom abandoned me and my brother when I was 14 and my dad took care of us fine. I think that if a man wants to take on the responsibility then it is very admirable. It takes the same amount of courage for a man to go at it alone as it does a woman.

Krissy2006- I think you need to pull your head out of your booty for a minute and look at the real world. Boyfriends and husbends sometimes leave the wife or girlfriend. Some woman don't have a choice to be single, so instead of sarrow, you have to make the best of it and live your life to the fullest without a man involved. ***Shakes head*** just another stupid remark from someone who doesn't think before typing. How selfish of YOU!

yea 4 real...babys father hit me! and i would rather be single than have my little baby witness such horror!! all u ladies that r single and pregnant or have kids..KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!!

billsgirl...didnt you just do the very same thing?

To Krissy....so are children WITH fathers!...To Docbytch...I do know of a few situation where the mother opted out and the children turned out wonderful and were better off. Its all about the love, but realistically, it is much more often that the women are left to d do the parenting full time

Wow, I don't think any (or many) women hope to find themselves pregnant and single. And fathers don't expect the mothers of their children to leave either. But it happens. I've come to the conclusion that whoever is doing the leaving is selfish and immature. I KNOW a child has the right to have two parents, but if, as in my case, the father turns out to be a selfish loser who had no problems having fun and starting the baby and then doesn't want the responsibility, I don't deserve to be looked down upon. ***Shake your head*** at those that leave instead. So for those of us left on our own, I agree with babyplusmommy, there are some upsides. :D

Mamuhz, I'm also thinking it's nice to not have to worry about how you are going to agree on raising the child. ie. proper discipline, or any other type of decision. It's all me, I don't have to deal with anyone else's opinion!!! :)