Single Moms

Hi ladies, my name is Bailey and I have a daughter who just turned one on Sept 14. I was wondering if i could join the board. I think i have posted here awhiel back. Well i guess for my introduction i will just tell it ALL ( i kinda need to vent a little) so sorry if its long...

I am not with FOB we havent been together since i was 2 months pregnant. I started dating a ex of mine when i was pregnant, well he said he wanted to be there for me and the baby so i let him. Well to me that was a big mistake, he was there up until 3 months ago. Now he says he wants nothing to do with my daughter or I. And FOB doesnt want to be in her life either, and when i bring up FOB my ex gets really mad and says that he is Braes dad no matter what. Well maybe he should be there!! Well after being fed up with all of this, i filed for child support from FOB. But im scared to tell my ex because i know he will be SOOO mad. And i just feel so bad for letting my ex be in my daughters life as a "dad". And i wish that her real father would be there for her. Am i a bad mother? For doing this? I want all honest opinions no matter what they are please.

Well thats my story to put it in simple terms :)

thanks for reading

Hi,

 Well i think its good that u filed for cs from fob, regardless of your ex, its what your child is entitled to. In regards to your ex, if he says hes her father, why does he want nothing to do with you or the baby! I know what you mean when it comes to the fob being there and i too am dealing with this father not being involved thing, sad realization is that he wont be, who knows for how long but at the moment he is not so cs was a good idea.

Hi! Welcome back.

For sure, file for the CS. It is his child regardless and he needs to help support her. Your ex will just have to deal with it!