Kudo's to Katie.
All I got to say is, in my situation, if you know I got kids from the get go and you know it's not your thing, well run. Go, GET THE FUCK OUT!!! Me and my children are not a social fucking experiment for you to "just see if you can be in a relationship with someone who is a parent. Dude, if your pushing 40ish and you have never dated a woman with a child or children and you think it is, for some strange reason "weird" to date a woman who is a parent (and or has a career, or any type of "adult" responsibility,) well I am not the one. I am 31 years old, getting out of a 7 year marriage, it is not abnormal for someone my age to be a parent, have a decent, high demand job, and other goals in progress. If it seems abnormal to you, sir, than I am worried because you will probably have to be taught a great deal about life and, well, the last time I checked I am not a teacher.