Separation and divorce are the most common reasons for this.In other cases, the mom and dad may never have lived together, or one of them may have died.It's about everyone, mothers, fathers, step parents, grandparents, children, counselors, lawyers, non custodial, custodial, shared parents, adult children of divorce, widowed parents: All and anyone who have been touched by single parenting and the issues that single parents face! Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.You might feel terribly sad and angry because your parents divorced.You also might feel happy that your parents split up and aren't fighting anymore, but you may also feel upset when your mom introduces you to a man that she is dating.You might love the uncle or grandma who takes care of you, but sometimes you might wish you could have one family with both a mom and a dad.

DISCLAIMER: The links contained in our Single Parent Directory are here for reference only regarding single parenting and visitors looking for information. Bradford Wilcox insisted in Slate that it’s worse to be raised by a single mother even if you’re not poor.Children of single mothers, he argued, are more likely to end up as pregnant teens, or in jail, or otherwise in trouble. But in an age when single motherhood is becoming more common, these mothers (and social science research) are starting to challenge that view.In fact, some believe that in an era when children are coddled and dependent for way too long, being a child of a single parent has distinct advantages.Readers, we invite you to submit your testimonies on why being raised by a single mother, or being a single mother, has its benefits and might even be better than having both parents around. Canoe races, water aerobics, turtle hunting, you know. Ten years ago, I was not as ebullient, fearing the logistics, mainly, of my new arrangement—making house payments, changing filters in the attic, getting to soccer practices and ballet without splitting my body in half surgically.