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pregokat
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any of you catch oprahs lifeclass on "fatherless sons".. ?
pregokat
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If so, what did you think about it?
I checked some clips out online and some of the stuff they said really pissed me off then some of it made really good sense.. Idk just something to chat about..
I'm all for finding as much info as I can so I can raise my son to be an amazing man even though his father isn't going to be involved in his life.
I sometimes wonder "what am I going to say to him when he asks where his dad is, or who his dad is?"
or how am I going to be able to potty train him?
and I wonder about if or when i find another mate.. Will I pick a good example? will I pick someone who can love my son and teach him to respect women by example.. ?
idk more ramblings.. this board seems to have been dead lately so maybe a few convo starters
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Re: any of you catch oprahs lifeclass on "fatherless sons".. ?
I don't have OWN but when they do the live tapings on the internet, I always watch. I saw one of these on this topic. It breaks my heart that I am now in this situation myself. I would have never dreamed I would be. I don't think it has quite settled in for me and I know I'm going to be going through a major battle with him when the time comes for visitation and all of that. He won't just disappear although about 99% of the time, I really wish he would.
I don't want to even begin to think about how I will explain to my child why daddy is not around or why we aren't together or any of that. I can't fathom it. I just pray that God brings me the RIGHT kind of man for once before my child can do too much asking. I know single moms are much more anxious to find a "replacement dad" and I hope I'm well minded enough not to do that, but I trust that next time, I will be much more wise about the type of man I am with and not allow a scumbag into my life since I have a child.
Although these worries are so far down the line that I try not to focus on them. I'm not sure what BDs plan is for involvement, and when or if I'll find another mate. So for now I have to trust that I will do the best I can.
As for potty training your son, I've potty trained plenty of boys without help from their dads and they've done fine :::mobile smile:::
Can I suggest that he may be better off having mom handle the potty training because mom will teach him that aim is important and remind him to put the seat down? LOL.
I haven't seen the clip, but I will track it down and watch it only because I like Oprah. I've stopped paying attention to the other stuff on single moms because most of it is ridiculous. The most important thing is to not bad talk his BD because that's half of who he is, to tell him the truth and help him deal with it, and to provide him with positive role models, male and female. This is true for single moms and for people in relationships.