Danielle Elliott

It's like what I think is right for my daughter, I get to do right away.

I feel really...

empowered by that every little thing has been amazing and also I mean the joy specifically I think of single parenting so far has been to see the way I get to see even more support from the friends and family around me if you will because they don't feel like they're potentially stepping on the toes of me and a partner they're actually just swooping in like what can we do and you realize just how much everyone wants to help you know and there's it's really been amazing

You know, the first person I talked to

When I decided to do this was my therapist.

And the first thing she said was, OK, but what's your plan if something happens to you?

And I got so mad at her because I was in a moment of feeling so excited.

And that was her first question.

But she was right that I'm one of four kids.

I have a big family.

I know that my daughter would be OK if, you know, if something happened to me.

Obviously, that's worst case scenario.

And I'm brushing over it because it's tough to even think about, you know, something like that.

I think the challenges are the challenges that you would expect to hear, right?

The biggest one really is finances.

And I think, unfortunately, I can say the same thing about all of my married friends right now, all of my coupled friends.

I don't know anyone who's not worried about the cost of living right now.

So I don't know that that's unique to single parents.

Personally, at first...

my sister flew in, my sister lives in Texas and she flew in for two full weeks.