I am a realist...I don't sugar coat things because that's not what real life is about. I will give my opinion, it doesn't matter to me if it hurts your feelings.
I had my daughter at 17, and have been separated from her father since she was 3 months old. Even though we aren't together and we barely speak, we have managed to co-parent very successfully for the last 12 years. I'm a believer that a man can be a bad boyfriend but a great father.
Things over the last little bit with my ex have gotten bad. His girlfriend recently had their second child, and he stopped calling and visiting my daughter as well as stopped paying child support.
I am currently working on a Concurrent degrees in History & Education, I work 2 jobs, and I have a family at home to take care of so I'm a busy woman.
I don't put up pictures of my daughter because I don't want photos of her floating around the internet. That doesn't mean that I'm fake, it just means I respect my daughter's privacy.