Hi Everyone... I'm Faith, 23y.o single mum of a very beautiful DD, named Hadassah. It's been just the two of us, plus a wonderful Grandma since just before I was 12 weeks pregnant.

Long story short, DD's dna donor/father (token gesture) and I did the long distance thing for almost 18 months, and then I moved down to be with him in Sydney... that lasted a whole 3 months. I fell pregnant straight away, despite that huge problems we were having. He was cheating, drinking so much it was great when he was sober... so rare! He turned aggressive and violent, I had no money to leave, no way of leaving (his mate, our housemate was a pig and worked opposite shifts, so he would never have let me leave). Finally convinced him to move into our own place, telling him we could make it work that way... my mum sent me the money to get me and the car full of my stuff on the train... had to carefully pack bits and pieces over a few days (I had a high risk pregnancy, so I couldn't do too much at once), but not so much he would notice. Finally left on the Friday while he was at work, jammed everything into the car that I could fit (only my stuff and kitchen stuff he would never use, that I had bought).

I haven't seen him since the morning he left. He didn't want Dass, and he's never bothered to come up to meet her. He's point blank refused, which lightens my load considerably. I find it hard to comprehend, but it's not really my issue or something I can change. I keep in fairly regular contact with his mum and elder sister though; it's not their fault that things have turned out this way, and I don't want Dass growing up estranged to their family. Speaking of them, I should really email his mum again... slacker! lol

I enjoy being a single mum, and even though yes, it's bloody hard at times, and I miss having someone special in my life, I know that I'm not ready for a longterm relationship yet. I want to be a strong as I possibly can in myself before I get into something serious, because I refuse to become a weak woman... but that doesn't stop me having a damn good perve lol!!!! Sorry, I'm a shocker!