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It's easy to sit back and say that everyone should stay home and raise their kids, but for some of us that just isn't available as an option. :-/

At the risk of treading on some toes, let's define "Single mom". Is mom single as the result of a divorce? Or did she have the child out of wedlock? There are complex issues at play, here, in which some daycares would seem to be justified.

We have a society, thanks to decades of liberal policies, that treats marriage and sex on the same level as eating. It's no big deal. That's why the divorce rate is where it is and the number of single moms have skyrocketed. Life brings tough choices. Sometimes that means foregoing a family after marriage until there is sufficient family income to have and raise children. It also means waiting to ensure that the family is stable and solid.

We have a society in which sex is treated no differently than drinking water. Popular television shows and movies routinely include one or more scenes of casual sex between unmarried and (more often today) underaged participants.

And when the girl gets pregnant, the boy just skips out and leaves her to deal with the child. As long as we accept this level of irresponsibility on the part of young men AND young women and the government is willing to fund their indiscriminate, immoral behavior, there is little hope of the situation being resolved soon.

Which leaves these children caught in the middle of a moral mess.

I'd never criticize any single parent until I walked a mile in their shoes.

We all know their are selfish people out there, but most single parents I've met are good folks caught in bad situations.

All you can do is make the best out of it. And bust your behind to make your kids happy and well-adjusted despite the odds.