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Single mothers devalue fatherhood?
- Thread starter DevilDoll
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I pretty much agree with the sentiments of the OP... and:
I don't think that anyone should ever have to "settle" for someone else, and I think that this could be empowering for women.
"Devaluing Fatherhood" or any such nonsense is just that, nonsense. This fear is probably just coming from a man so misogynistic and insecure in himself, and his masculinity, that he's envisioning a world taken over by women, a world where men aren't needed. (His worst nightmare...)
I hate to say it, (and this is coming from a man,) but if you're so afraid of being considered useless, instead of attacking women for empowering themselves for a change, why not just try making yourself more useful?
I don't think that anyone should ever have to "settle" for someone else, and I think that this could be empowering for women.
"Devaluing Fatherhood" or any such nonsense is just that, nonsense. This fear is probably just coming from a man so misogynistic and insecure in himself, and his masculinity, that he's envisioning a world taken over by women, a world where men aren't needed. (His worst nightmare...)
I hate to say it, (and this is coming from a man,) but if you're so afraid of being considered useless, instead of attacking women for empowering themselves for a change, why not just try making yourself more useful?
My mother was 50 when I was 15. I don't see how that is a big deal at all.
The fact that my father was already 64 at the time might have been more significant.
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Shai Gar
Yes. That's definitely significant.
The children of Single Mothers whose mothers are abusive have no father to protect them.
The children of Single Mothers whose mothers are abusive have no father to protect them.
Motherhood and fatherhood are both very important and neither should be devalued. With that said, not every mother or father, or pair of mother and father, is ready to raise children. Some are ready at a younger age, some at an older age. Some have other things to take care of and aren't really well-equipped to put their children first.
From what I've seen, families with both a mother and a father are usually better off when it comes to raising children. This isn't to say that single parents cannot handle it, because I have seen some who make excellent parents, just as I have seen parents in nuclear families who weren't so successful. However, naturally, families with a mother and father are usually more successful at raising children.
From what I've seen, families with both a mother and a father are usually better off when it comes to raising children. This isn't to say that single parents cannot handle it, because I have seen some who make excellent parents, just as I have seen parents in nuclear families who weren't so successful. However, naturally, families with a mother and father are usually more successful at raising children.
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