Dear Abby: Single mom’s frustrations, pain boil to the surface

Dear Abby: About 20 months ago, after I found out I was pregnant, I was abandoned by the father of my child. My mother had passed away a month before. So I was grieving, shocked to discover I was pregnant and devastated when I was left for another woman. I went through my pregnancy alone, gave birth alone and am now a single mother.

While my child and I are blessed — I have a good job, Momma left me some money that has helped me buy a home, and my friends are supportive — my heart is broken. My son’s father pays child support, but his priority is the woman he left us for. Everyone tells me I need to be the bigger person, accept the situation and give my son a chance to know his father. I understand all of that, but I am so angry.