SINGLE PARENT – AND SUDDENLY ON THE BORDER OF EXISTENCE

I receive no alimony.

Not for me. Not for the children.

Nothing at all.

No discussion.

No further questions.

No "How are you?".

Only silence.

And that's despite the fact that I already bore the responsibility in the marriage. For everything.

For functioning. For the children. For structure. For love. For survival.

Now I carry them all by myself.

Four children.

No financial security.

100% responsibility.

0% relief.

And suddenly, out of nowhere, there I am –

on the brink of existence.

Not because I failed.

But because the system is failing.

Because looking away is easier than taking responsibility.

Because women like me often fall through the cracks –

alone, invisible, overloaded.

But I know:

I am not alone.

There are so many women out there who feel the same way.

Giving their all day after day.

Those who know no rest. No backup. No safety net.

We are allowed to be angry.

We are allowed to be sad.

We can say: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

But we must also remain capable of taking action.

Not because we always want to be strong –

but because we have to.

Because we are all our children have left.

What I wish for

I want a system that won't let us down.

I want solidarity, not silence.

I wish that we mothers would become visible –

not as secret heroines,

but as what we are:

Pillars of a society that often ignores us.

To you, who are reading this right now

If you know that feeling – of carrying everything alone:

You're not alone.

You are not weak.

It's not your fault.

Share your story.

Say it out loud.

Let's be loud together.

Because we deserve more than mere survival.

We deserve dignity, security, and recognition.

For us.

For our children.

For a tomorrow that sustains.