Not exactly the model of male responsibility here.
Yes, it's *society's* fault that she feels isolated, not the "film school" loser she chose to get preggers with. < sigh >
I believe that Seattle leads the USA in white, single motherhood.
And, there are mothers getting child support from boyfriends that are not the fathers of the child. In Washington, if your girlfriend with 2 kids moves in; and you allow it. If she stays for 30 days, then moves out; you may get hit with child-support even though the child is not 'yours'.
The way the courts intpret this, is when she moved in; you agreed to provide for the children. So, when she moved out; she gets to take a chunk of your paycheck until the kids are 18. There are instances of each child brining in 4 separate child-support payments; from unfortunate guys who thought they had a real relationship.
Ah, Liberalism ..... and people wonder why men do not want relationships.
Clearly she's not listening!
I know a number of women who have started off as single moms and then found a husband later. It needn't be a lifestyle. Besides the fact that there are single moms and there are single moms. Ones that got into that situation through unfortunate choices or circumstances but then made the best of it. And others who are welfare leeches and negligent parents. It's impossible to generalize.
I am like SEW ashamed of my inconsiderate attitude that two people who pledge a commitment to one another and who seek to join their wills in a sacrificial covenant which can provide a secure and healthful environment in which children can grow assured of love and security (run on sentence alert!) is a good thing.
If I were more open-minded I would see that joining bodies without joining hearts and producing children with no thought for their health and well-being is JUST as GOOD, and possibly even BETTER than marriage because it shows a more independent and unconventional spirit.
I'm sorry you silly twit. We will try to help and to support women in your situation because we're reluctant to throw people overboard. But, guess what. You did a damn silly thing, as did the SOB who impregnated you. There SHOULD be a stigma attached to this.
grrrrr!
These feminazis represent the end of our society as we know it. Their kiddies will grow up to be RATs like their moms. Tie this to the stagnation of our schools and to millions of Spanish speaking illegals and we have political and societal chaos.
There used to be a name for girls who couldn't keep their knees together.
With no significant exceptions that I'm aware of, all cultures throughout history have celebrated marriage.
For the very simple reason that cultures which don't tend to collapse and disappear (or by conquered by cultures that do).
Anywho, I'd appreciate an example of a culture that was indifferent to marriage or that approved of "single motherhood." I suspect ours is more accepting of her situation than any other in history, and here she is complaining about oppression.
Just like the feminists. Most equality for women in history, and they spend all their time whining about the patriarchy.
It's not ideal, by any means. But it's better than killing the kid, which is the socially accepted thing to do.
Note that code word for her "choice" to not have an abortion. The idiot liberal who wrote this piece probably asked her if she considered abortion, but couldn't say directly that she considered her "choices" before deciding to have the baby instead of killing it.
Betcha never thought of that, huh!
What woman needs strength from others when she showed no lack of power during the hip thrusting competition?
"I certainly feel like it's written across my face," Anderson, 34, said.
"We've been told it's not OK to be a single mom."
If she aborted the baby and wore it around her neck, she would be treated as a hero in Seattle.
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Well, atleast she didn't abort and make it all look like she was perfect, when really she had murdered a child.
Call me a cold-hearted bastard, but I don't feel one iota of sympathy for any of them. |
"in a culture that celebrates marriage" -- she's kidding, right? Every famous celeb is having babies out of wedlock. Marriage is hardly celebrated. Maybe the stigma is hers and she is projecting. Or maybe it really IS Bush's fault.
I can never understand unplanned pregnancies. A simple 99 cent condom could have prevented it. Having said that, she's one tough cookie for keeping the baby. Married or unmarried, children are a lot of work. They also cost a great deal of money to raise. She could have saved herself a lot of grief by simply aborting it. But she chose to have it, and take on all the attendant responsibilities that go with it.