2. Boyfriend, 53, killed gf’s 13yo son while trying to kill her. Neither adult died. & this is part of why, as a single mom, there is so little temptation to date. One angry entitled dude w/a gun and everything is lost.

Thinking about my future children is what also helped me escape my alcohol/DV relationship that lasted from my sophomore year of HS to my first year of grad school. I knew I wanted kids and could never bring a kid into that situation, even if I myself thought I could “handle it.”