Hi,

I just wrote a couple of responses to some other interesting posts and had to comment on yours.

First of all, minorites and women (I guess that I am a double minority) do not have the corner on the market of suffering. You don't really seem as though you are suffering because you have the strength of character to keep your family together and to protect your little ones from their mother....sometimes things work out for the best when one parent is gone and one is left to carry on. It's best that the kids have the stability that they have now.

I don't know you but I am glad to see your post, not because of where you are at at this juncture of your life, but that you are a testament to single fathers (the unsung heros). 

Soon things will pick up for you and you fellas will be on your way to the next chapter. Relationships will come regardless of finances too by the way. A lot of women know how to support themselves and wont need you for your money, but for your companionship and love.

Take care and good luck.