02-01-2017, 06:08 PM
There is no doubt that in earlier generations, single moms were seen as inferior and as some people still believe, a child needs both a mother and father.
However, I think the US has come further than maybe in Australia (which reduces number of abortions also if u remove stigma attached) so in the US, at least, I feel that single moms are judged by the quality of their parenting, more than the negatives of an absent father....in some more traditional families, i.e, mother and father, there can be domestic abuse and ineffective parenting as well...so it is not so much, the "makeup" of the family, but quality of the parenting by that parent, regardless of gender.
I don't think the role models in good parenting need to be a man and a woman....we see several atypical relationships today and it very much depends on the individuals involved rather than the gender, sexual orientation, etc.
It sounds to me that you just have a lousy parent in your neighborhood, Spy, not because she is a single mom, but because of her poor choices re her children.....
However, I think the US has come further than maybe in Australia (which reduces number of abortions also if u remove stigma attached) so in the US, at least, I feel that single moms are judged by the quality of their parenting, more than the negatives of an absent father....in some more traditional families, i.e, mother and father, there can be domestic abuse and ineffective parenting as well...so it is not so much, the "makeup" of the family, but quality of the parenting by that parent, regardless of gender.
I don't think the role models in good parenting need to be a man and a woman....we see several atypical relationships today and it very much depends on the individuals involved rather than the gender, sexual orientation, etc.
It sounds to me that you just have a lousy parent in your neighborhood, Spy, not because she is a single mom, but because of her poor choices re her children.....