Becoming a single dad was tough at first

Becoming a single dad was tough at first,I was 24 and my daughters were 5 and 3 years old at the time. Ex girlfriend left while I was at work and mom called that my daughters were at home alone which she did pick them up after coming to check on them. I made it through with help of my mom and 2 brothers. My friends helped out too. Never found out why my ex girlfriend left, her stuff was gone. It took time to adjust to it until I met my wife whom was a single mom of a 5 year old son. She helped me through it after her ex boyfriend did the same thing