I Had No Friends or Social Life for 5 Years

Welcome to the world of single parenthood

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5 years. Not one restaurant meal or happy hour. Not a single party. No stopping by for a quick visit. If I hadn’t been so busy and tired, I might have been a little more lonely.

Then again, I had my kids. We were a solid unit of three, and while I tailored my conversations age appropriately, I did have people to talk to…