I am a single mom struggling to make it on my own with two little boys. My boys are 4 1/2 & 8. I work full time, have always worked hard to take care of my responsibilities. I have never used any government agency to help me, because I don't want to feel like I have to depend on them, and they have so much stuff you have to do to get any help it's a little ridiculous, when 3/4 of my time is spent at work or in traffic. I am 29 years old and live in the Dallas area. I have been a victim in the past of domestic abuse...and got out of that relationship as soon as I could. I have been through a lot, my mom died a couple of years ago, and now I have no family in state, no one to help with the boys, it's very hard.