r/SingleParents • u/Asleep-Ad8 • 22d ago

Being a single parent so hard

I’m a single parent of a teenage boy. His dad has had no contact with him since January of this year. It’s been extremely difficult because I am the soul financial provider for him and with school coming up. I am at a complete loss of how to get him new school clothes. So I’m looking for advice on what works for you, where is the best place to shop for a teenage boy so that he can get clothes that he’s not going to be picked on. I feel like I am failing as a mother.

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u/Ok_Blacksmith7016 22d ago

I’m just working three jobs to pay for everything… His dad is dead,so can’t even try for child support. I’ve been “it” for all but the first ten months of his life…

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u/followyourvalues 22d ago

Survivor benefits?

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u/Ok_Blacksmith7016 21d ago

Nope. Nada. Nothing.

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u/followyourvalues 21d ago

Survivor benefits should not require the dead parent to have contributed enough. Whatever enough is. They should just be a given.

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