unwanted advise

[annettefayeroach]

Just my two cents worth, When someone dates a single parent be it a mother or a father then that person should  be up front and honest about the fact that they don't like kids before hearts are involved. They really should not date someone with kids to start with but people will do what they should  not do everytime.
 Thanks for letting me vent.

[falcon9]

Just my two cents worth, When someone dates a single parent be it a mother or a father then that person should  be up front and honest about the fact that they don't like kids before hearts are involved. They really should not date someone with kids to start with but people will do what they should  not do everytime.
 Thanks for letting me vent.

It's probably not too far-fetched to assume something along those lines happened to you so, a related question occurs ... do you feel that a single parent should be as up-front in telling their dates about already having kids?  The reason that question came to mind is that some don't at first, under an assumption that such information might 'scare' the dates off.  Others are upfront about having kids, sometimes even proceed on a first date which ends up being the last date.  The reality is that some people don't mind getting involved with single parents and others do.  The only way to tell them apart is for both parties on the date to be honest about it.

[annettefayeroach]

You are so right. And yes he knew from the get go that I had two kids that mean the world to me. I was up front about it. That is the only way to be.

[falcon9]

You are so right. And yes he knew from the get go that I had two kids that mean the world to me. I was up front about it. That is the only way to be.

Although most people would have to meet the kids, (just knowing there are kids isn't viceral enough, sight unseen), some are okay with the other person having kids already and some aren't.  Unfortunately, just asking doesn't always get an accurate answer, (that is, there are some who think they can handle that at first, others who aren't sure and a bunch that aren't okay with pre-existing kids).

[MessiahMews]

Just my two cents worth, When someone dates a single parent be it a mother or a father then that person should  be up front and honest about the fact that they don't like kids before hearts are involved. They really should not date someone with kids to start with but people will do what they should  not do everytime.
 Thanks for letting me vent.

It's probably not too far-fetched to assume something along those lines happened to you so, a related question occurs ... do you feel that a single parent should be as up-front in telling their dates about already having kids?  The reason that question came to mind is that some don't at first, under an assumption that such information might 'scare' the dates off.  Others are upfront about having kids, sometimes even proceed on a first date which ends up being the last date.  The reality is that some people don't mind getting involved with single parents and others do.  The only way to tell them apart is for both parties on the date to be honest about it.

I agree.  falcon9 hit it right on the head.

[sigmapi1501]

I like dating single moms. They always have snacks in the house.