Have you spent time as a single parent?

Did you have any help from friends or family or the father of you kids, or the government, either financially or otherwise?
After 1993, when my ex moved 2000 miles away, for reasons I still don’t understand probably running from child support demands, among other things, I had no help from anyone other than a little government help. I received a boat load of food stamps and the kids had state insurance. Other than that, I paid all of my own rent, all of my own bills, all of my own everything, and even managed to keep my credit score very high. Things didn’t start easing up until I went to work for a wireless company in 1998.

Did you have any specialized skills or training? I had / have a degree in education.

How was the money situation?
Tight! Bad tight!

What was the most challenging aspect of it?
Bad, tight money! And trying to mitigate the damage my ex inflicted on the children by abandoning them.

So, share your story and add any details you want.