Troll - you're right about kids needing their parents, but I've seen a lot of single parents do well by their children. My mom and dad both worked; my dad often held two jobs. But I never felt neglected or over looked. Neither mom nor dad need give up everything else that is important and postpone their lives for their children. In spite of the myths that serve as memory, those weren't always "the good old days" for the nuclear family. You just need to maintain some balance between your children's needs and your own.