I have 3 children and they are absolutely the joy of my life. They know mom gets stressed, but they learn to adjust. I heard my son tell my husband, "I would tell mom, but I don't want to stress her out." I went into the room and said "I am an adult. You don't worry about stressing me out! I'm mom!" And he told me and it was not even stressful.

Of course, fortunately, I have never been a single parent. I'm not sure I could handle that. But as long as my husband is beside me; I would not have it any other way. My family is my life!