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I don't mean disrespect to any parents out here; I'm trully curious.
I've been noticing this trend for several years that a divorced parent instead of being called "divorced" is now "single parent." Why is this? Is there something wrong with the word "divorced."
I've always thought of "single parent" as someone who had a baby but never married or the other parent is not involved in their daily lives. I get that when you divorce you have the option of choosing a new partner, therefore single. But it was a choice made when it was decided to get divorced. In many cases the other parent is still in the picture of your child even though you're relationship as a couple is not there any more.
I guess it depends on the situation. I know many women who are divorced, but their ex does absolutely nothing to help with the children. These women are single handedly raising their kids. So I would call them 'single' moms even though they did make the choice to divorce.
I guess it depends on the situation. I know many women who are divorced, but their ex does absolutely nothing to help with the children. These women are single handedly raising their kids. So I would call them 'single' moms even though they did make the choice to divorce.
This. My parents divorced when I was 16 and up until that point, my dad hardly did anything with or for us. When the divorce was final, he moved a couple towns over and we rarely saw him, and he barely paid child support. My mother was definitely a single mother at that point.
Maybe it's because "divorced" parents don't wish to be defined by the word. If you're not married, you're single.....of course. Who cares if they're single because they're divorced....they're still single, regardless of why. Maybe it's where you live or how you were raised, that you have this question. Where I live, there's never really been any distinction made between the title of a person who WAS married and now is a single parent and a parent who is raising a child born out of wedlock. If you're not in a relationship, you're single and raising a child, whether someone else shares custody, you are classified as a single parent.
If you are divorced then technically you are single.
But, if you're divorced, and dating someone....in a committed relationship, and in fact living with them, are you still single?.....or just unavailable? LOL
single has come to mean "not in a relationship". It has nothing to do with marriage.
Also the frequent use of "fiance" or "finacee" is not what it used to be, someone engaged and planning a marriage. I think people use this term now thinking it means more than "girl/boyfriend" Many times they have no plans to marry but it does seem more committed.
Single parent is any parent who is raising children alone. Many divorced parents fall into that category.
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