5 kids she's got to be strapped for money... any money is better than no money... and the conniving part I was talking about... the best way to fool you is to try to convince you its NOT about money (or name a topic)... someone they view as reliable and consistent beats carrying to full load alone.
Like I said... been there before. As a mother her first priority is providing for her kids... everything else is secondary. A mother will do almost anything when it comes to her kids.
Try to rationalise it all you want... it always boild down to that in the end.
WIth 5 kids a single mom isn't going to have free time.....if she is making the time....its at the expense of time for her kids so you can be certain there is a strong motive and agenda at work driving her decisions.
A single parent with 5 at home doesn't have free time to be running around just for fun with no expectations. They need to see results for everything they do. Everything comes back to providing for the brood.
Getting involved with someone with kids isn't a bad thing...just keep in mind their priorities are not the same as someone that doesn't have any.