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I am a single mom of 2 kids and just one week ago i had to sent my 15 year old daughter to live with her godmother because she was a run away and i could not handle her. Plus was sending to much time with her 16 year old boyfriend. He is very controling with her. She would not listen to me, but listen to him more. His family was not helping the sitution at all. Need help with her,to help her listen to me and not to him. Still wondering if i did the right thing and sending her away.

Great Show. I related alot. Although my case is a bit different. I am a single FATHER of two GREAT boys, ages 7 and 16. My wife made bad choices after our Son was born. She changed. They had her on pain meds (Oxicotin)after the birth because of back pain and she became addicted. We got her off of them and she started getting them from friends she met, then using other drugs. She was never a drug user, never evn consumed alcohol. She had an affair with someone close to our family and then left to be with some other guy and then another guy after that. We have heard from her just 2 or 3 times in as many years. We don't know what state she lives in. She knows our phone numbers, they have not changed, nor has our address. She didn't send so much a Christmas or birthday card last year to them! It is a very hard job to properly take care of these two great boys. It is hard for them to understand. In fact, my older son 16, is actually her Son from a previous relationship. She announced she was pregnant shortly after we met. I have brought him up from day one. That "father" has had NO involvement what so ever in his life. Now, she doesn't either. It makes me so angry that she could do that to these wonderful kids. They are both A-B Honor students. The 16 year old was just inducted into the National Honor Society.

On top of all that (And I didn't even touch the tip of the iceberg) Both my Mom and Dad, the Grandparents that loved them and spent so much time doing fun things with them, both died at this time last year. It is very, very difficult. They have so much missing in thier lives and I am doing everything I can with all my heart to try and be a Mom and a Dad AND run a business of my own. I just don't know how people do it!! This time of the year is very, very hard for us all right now.

Thanks for the show, and thanks for letting me vent a bit ;-)
Chris

I am an older single mom in my 50's and have a soon to be 13 year old daughter. It was difficult more so in her younger years I felt being that had to cope with paying for day care as well as feeling guilty leaving her. When she was of age, I did enroll her in a preschool program with "headstart." I still felt guilty but I did also only work part time,just enough to pay my bills. So I never really had much but what I got,I totally earned. I think I got very lucky with my daughter because she is aware of limits and instictively knows that it was me by her side at all times. I never felt that I was a good parent but her teachers tell me different. Her teacher once said to me,"don't you see it,she is you." I didn't really know what she meant then but I guess it was in our favor. People say I am quiet and I am but so is my daughter because I tell her to think before you speak because once those words come out,you can't take them back. We certainly do have disagreements and I have to admit that she is the better person in that department.She will let me blow off steam and absolutely say not a word but then she is the one who will initiate a conversation by usually asking me to help her with something. I do continue to struggle on a daily basis because something always goes wrong for me but I do like the fact that I can turn to my daughter even if it is just as a sounding board but sometimes she does give me some good suggestions since I can fluster easily at times especially after a bad night at work. I guess what I may be trying to say is children do learn what they see,so think twice and be careful in every way,shape,and form!

I just finished watching the show with the lady that had twins, a boy and a girl. The sperm donor refused to even meet the babies. Honey, find a new man in your life, but not until you are ready. You will meet a man that will be a real daddy to your babies. Rick needs to sign away any parental rights. He would be detrimental to these children. Shake him out of your life once and for all.......He is not daddy material. He is a pretty boy womanizer. Good Riddance!!!!

I’m appalled that you would use your show and your credentials as a doctor to label a man "dangerous” and a “narcissist" because he will not allow some woman to force him into being a parent. This guy didn't want kids in the first place. The woman, who supposedly couldn’t have children, knew it. Then when she miraculously gets pregnant he's supposed to change his mind and want to be a parent? Why? It's not only outrageous that you label and browbeat this guy because he won’t change his mind, it’s incomprehensible that you would say absolutely nothing to the woman about choosing to bring two children into the world knowing this guy did not want to be their parent! What’s up with that? And don’t bring the children into it. Of course it’s not their fault; it’s the mother's fault, but only the mother’s fault. She knew the guy absolutely did not want to be a parent, yet she had children anyway, apparently figuring it would be ok to try to force him into the role of father later. I gather it’s your professional opinion that it’s ok to try to force a man to be a parent when he doesn’t want to be, and if a man does not want to be a parent, then they are “dangerous” and a “narcissist”!?! On the one hand, your support of this insidious feminist agenda makes you a traitor to your gender, but it sure gets support from your target audience.

Yes, I am a single mother. My daughter is 1 years old, and her father just want to be in her life partime and it hurts me when she is asking for her father and I have no way to locate him. It is real hard, I will like some advice on what to do. I learned my father when i was 12 years old and I don't want it to be that way with my baby.

Todays show with the twins and the worthless dad that does not want any part of them broke my heart. I can only imagine how overwhelmed she must feel with no help at all with her babies. Dr. Keith was right on the money when his advice for the mother was to keep her children far away from Rick. I could only hope that she does not stand back and just totally let him off the hook. She does deserve and is entitled to child support.
Shame on you Rick for not stepping up to the plate, your mother must be so proud....NOT!!!!!!!

I love my baby, but up until I lost my job earlier this year, I felt like I was on a treadmill, that it nevered showed down , it never stopped. I fell into some kind of depression, and went from 3000 to more than 25,000 in credit card debt in the last 4 years. I literally felt like I was being crushed under my life. I thought about writing in on the anger show but I am not as bad, since I am not working. I was never like I am now. I was always happy, joyful, and at peace. I was always smiling I am finding you must make time for yourself, even if its just putting your baby in the bed and soaking in the tub, its important to nourish yourself as a mom. They say on the airplane, they tell you to put the oxygen mask on yourself first. That's because if you pass out, then there's no one to do everybody else. Single moms make time for yourself everyday!!!!!!

After watching the show today and seeing the disabled single mother, I could really relate. My son does not get in fights, but he gets so easily frustrated. I became disabled at 36 a little over 14 months ago and have been divorced since 2000. I have a lot of problems being super mom now and I know it greatly affects him to see his "rock" become a pebble. It is hard with no income while I try to get SSD, due to my young age they have made me jump through so many hoops even though I have 2 specialists and an MD that have declared me disabled. I taught for 14 years and always was able to relate to kids wonderfully until now. It is hard to parent single, but add a disability and loss of income and it is terrifying!