[EGPWS]

It's possible that she's a widow or her husband abandoned her. Admittedly, it's not likely, but it's possible.

That would be "widow" or "abandoned wife" not "single mother".

It's not splitting hairs it's just proper logic.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

That would be "widow" or "abandoned wife" not "single mother". It's not splitting hairs it's just proper logic.

People don't use that much logic anymore. Since the year I was born, my mother was a widow, and people were always referring to her as a single mother.

[Don W]

That would be "widow" or "abandoned wife" not "single mother".

Well, that will be such a comfort to my friend Judy, whose doctor husband passed on suddenly at age 50 leaving her with an 8 year old daughter.

SHE refers to herself as a "single mom" because there is no longer a father for the child. Then again, you know better, right?

Did any of your siblings develop intelligence once they got past the diaper stage?