Single parents by choice (support, children, mature, mother)
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This comes from another thread that got pretty heated, so I decided to make a new thread...
If someone is single, financially well off, mature and in a good living situation with a flexible career but doesn't want a partner, do you think that person is selfish or terrible to adopt or have a kid on their own without a partner? Why or why not?
I don't see why a lot of people took issue. If a person is capable of providing a safe, warm and loving environment and has the means to support a child, he or she should go for it.:
Direct answer: You are not going to like anything we say unless we agree with you and tell you that you are going to be a wonderful mother and the child will be lucky to have you for a mother and pooey, who needs a man anyway.
I don't know I have mix feelings about it. And this is coming from a Single parent. I have guilt everyday for lack of a father for my child. I feel a single person that just seeks to be one and to have one parent missing seems the child may be lacking something. Yet many children are raised well by single parents. So I don't know.
I don't know I have mix feelings about it. And this is coming from a Single parent. I have guilt everyday for lack of a father for my child. I feel a single person that just seeks to be one and to have one parent missing seems the child may be lacking something. Yet many children are raised well by single parents. So I don't know.
Is your child taken care of? Does your child go without?
If not then I think you should let whatever guilt you have go.
I realize this is similar but this thread is asking a more direct question.
Well if you took the time to actually read through that thread you would see many real-life experiences of single parents, both elective and not. No matter how much you think about it and plan it, nothing gives you more valuable information than experiences of those that have already done it.
I don't know I have mix feelings about it. And this is coming from a Single parent. I have guilt everyday for lack of a father for my child.
I feel a single person that just seeks to be one and to have one parent missing seems the child may be lacking something. Yet many children are raised well by single parents. So I don't know.
I for one appreciate your honesty.
God knows our OP needs to hear it.
Last edited by JustJulia; 12-08-2011 at 07:30 PM..
Reason: removed personal remark
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