Just curious what others think.. the term single parent is used quite often and I wonder who really is a single parent. In my opinion it's the divorced, widowed or otherwise "only parent" to a child or children with primary responsibility for their care and financial support. I have 2 close friends who are divorced but their exes have the kids close to or at least 1/2 time. The fathers provide child support and are very involved in the kids lives. Maybe not always 50/50 but at least 60/40/ I've heard my friends in conversations refer to themselves as single parents. Anyway, are they single parents just because they are divorced or because they have the kids sometimes on their own? Sometimes I feel they are using the term for sympathy or some type of status. I have a husband and sometimes am more of a single parent- lol!
I think you can have the financial support from the other parent, but a lack of parental cooperation about how to raise the child, which may leave a parent feeling like a single parent because they are not on the same page.
One person raising a child or children on their own. Financially independent.
Providing a check does not a parent make. But if they are helping to "parent" the child then I think the term"co-parent" makes more sense than single parent. IMO.
in my opinion its self explanatory...single means one, only etc...so a single parent is the only parent that takes care of the child...
dosen't matter how you got to be one if you are the only one doing the parenting...then you are a single parent
thats my version :)
Unless they are using the word single to mean not married!
Quoting shadenn766:
in my opinion its self explanatory...single means one, only etc...so a single parent is the only parent that takes care of the child...
dosen't matter how you got to be one if you are the only one doing the parenting...then you are a single parent
thats my version :)
when I was married to the now ex, he was never home, and an alcoholic to boot, so I juggled the check book constantly, never held dinner for him, never waited around for him, and the kids and I pretty much did our own thing. so it was pretty much like being a single parent. when we split, and before now husband, I recieved no financial support from him and only grief!
the hardest part was when now hubby was home every night and I had no idea what to do with that!!! took some getting used to.
yep...that too
Quoting MB13:
Unless they are using the word single to mean not married!
Quoting shadenn766:
in my opinion its self explanatory...single means one, only etc...so a single parent is the only parent that takes care of the child...
dosen't matter how you got to be one if you are the only one doing the parenting...then you are a single parent
thats my version :)
If you are the only one in the household taking care of your child/children primarily.. "SINGLE PARENT". If divorced and father/mother still in child's life or s/o, you are still a single parent.. You are the one in the household, paying the rent, cooking their meals, taking care of that child 24/7.. And I put my hand out to any single parent whether its female or male.. Its not easy either way!
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