Originally Posted by MadeOfGlass

I became a single parent for a few years and it was remarkably easy! My child was a very easy child to take care of though.
Think of this--you were the one who got up at midnight when he was crying, you didn't have help doing that, did you? And you handled it just fine.
You took your child on that tennis vacation for several weeks, and did it just fine, all by yourself.
Realizing that you are ALREADY functioning often as a single parent might help you realize that you are stronger than you think.
I think you lack confidence...I can surely understand that, been there, done that.