A Little Epiphany - (and a newbie delurking)

[Dia]

I think I just goofed. H picked up that I don't seem too excited about this very low paying, can't live on it job. And it's not just I can't live on it w/ kidlet. I can't live on it by myself either. Rent for a studio around here is a grand a month. Taking a room in someone's house runs $700 - 900.

No clue how I'm going to make this work - but as God is my witness, I will.

Here's what I need help with. This is going to trigger a talk about custody at a minimum, and a full-blown R talk at worst. Any suggestions for how to handle it? He is going to suggest having kidlet live with him so I can get a cheap 1-bed or studio (which also gets him out of child support). Unless I am given a totally believable, 100% strong commitment that he will not initiate D proceedings against me and/or will work on the R, I am not willing to let kidlet live with him w/o me here in the house too.

<Dia commences hair-pulling>