The life of a single parent..it can be hurtful to think that the other parent/"donor" does not or can not love your child, but the thing that gets me through is that I know that everything I do for my daughter is going to be what makes her a beautiful person. My daughter is autistic and it's VERY hard, especially now with all of the therapy cuts in AZ. Her father thinks that the state taking money monthly is his way of being her dad. But every day I drag myself out of bed and make the best of what I do have. You just need to tell yourself every morning "I am going to rock this parent thing and raise my baby to be a beautiful person" Your child loves you unconditionally and will love and respect you even more because they know that you struggled and never gave up on them.