There are alot of programs that can help you.I know you could get an apartment with the gas and electric included and your rent goes by what you make.There are lost of programs for single moms with kids.You shouldn't have to be unhappy and you don't want you kids to see you unhappy.I was kinda in the same problem.I was 16 and having a baby and staying with my boyfriend for my child.He wouldn't come home after work,girls would call me and tell me they where with him,he would make me feel like it was my fault he'd sleep with other girls.I was always stressed and always looking for him when he didn't come home .My doctor keep telling me that i needed to eat more and stop getting so stressed i could misscarry or go to early.Well it happened i had my son 7 weeks early and when my water broke i was looking for him cause he didn't come home after work.I was stressed.My mom,sister and best friend Nate where there for me and helped me when i was in labor.After i had my son and i found out how lucky i was he was ok.I realized that trying to keep my sons father so my son could have a perfect family almost killed him and i could still have my perfect family just me and my son.Why i would think i needed a guy to have the perfect family was crazy.All i needed was for me and my son to be happy.My boyfriend never seen his son after i told him we where done but my best friend Nate who held my hand the 16 hours of labor was the best thing that ever happened to me and my son.He never left me or my sons side and we lived together for 5 years until we lost him in a car accident last year.The point of telling you this is sometimes what you think is best for your kids isn't.Maybe moving in to a place that isn't that nice or in the best area will suck but as long as you have a place over your head,food in your mouth and clothes on your back and you and your kids are happy it's a start .There are always programs to help women and kids when they need it.If you tell me the state and city you live in I will help you find a place you can afford.

I am a young professional, and a single mom of a two year old. I soley support my daughter in every way. It's a very hard job being a single mom,especially when the father couldn't care less. However, I am not bitter because he does not make himself a part of my daughter's life. In fact, I see it as a good thing. It has made a stronger person, a happy, more confident person for my little girl. My daughter is my ultimate imspiration. She is a bright,healthy, happy child with a lot of potentential to be the best that she can be. As a mom, I will make sure that I will try to give my child the best.It's not the end of the world...it's the beginning of a new, wonderful story when you see the happy smiles of your children and all the love and joy they give you. That's what it's all about:)

I have two sons,one is 5yrs old and the other one is 4yrs old.The 5yr old wants me to give him all the attention,when ever he sees me giving attention to the 4yr old, he becomes jealous.When he's angry,he slams doors, cries uncontrollably. i need your help because at times i don't know how to handle him.I do tell both that i love them dearly and i also show them how much i love them.I'm the only child at home, never had siblings, therefore i sometimes don't understand their behaviour.I don't know if there is something i'm not doing right.When it comes to school work, the 5yr old is impatient, he gives up easily.HELP ME PLEASE !!!

I have boys a yr apart also (6 & almost 5). They don't always behave the way I want them to either. Sometimes they fight, sometimes they feed off of each other, sometimes they're the best of friends. I found a yr made a big difference for them. Now that my younger guy is just about 5, the boys are into the same things, and they are the best of buds. Take them out, keep them busy, do things w/ them together and separately if possible. It gets better in time, at least in our case it has. Good luck.

Is your father, brother, uncle, or cousin in the picture? Boys need to learn by example and by being told that men show respect for the women in their lives. Maybe Big Brothers could do this for you, or a martial arts teacher.