Dear Claire,i am also a single parent and have 2 kids who are adult but my stuations just same as yours. we have an anecdote in our language, let me tel you " one day a man drop down from the roof. people around say some think to the man like - are you careles, stupid why do not you care your selves...- than man says "ok people please call some one who has already dropped down from the roof" by suffering pain. so, i am also a man who droped down from the roof as you. :) i mean i understand you. BUT you know heaven is this world although eweritihink. see you are lucky. you have lowely kids, you are so beuateful, young and you have an owner on hp. i whish i'd owned you :(