A few years ago I left my abusive ex. Now I’m a 27 year old single mother and my son is 12. I work 2 jobs and take care of my son. Ask me anything.

  • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
    10·
    16 hours ago
    • How old was your partner at the time?
    • How did you balance child care with school, was it one of your parents?
    • Did one of you have to drop out of high school as a result?
    • liyah27@lemmy.worldOP
      91·
      16 hours ago

      My ex was a year and a half older than me so he was 16 almost 17.

      Managing high school while having a kid was difficult but fortunately I had grandparents who were willing to take care of my son while I was at school. My mother also helped a bit, but both my mother and father were working full time.

      I never fully dropped out, but I did take a semester off to recover from giving birth and all of the stress. My partner continued school as well.