In Defense of Single Mothers

[FirstLight]

13. no, sorry

it's about context, and it's about blaming the victim. My first husband and i were too young, but we didn't know it at the time, hence, choice was made in full expectation of doing it together, he just bailed when it got too close, normal reaction for the age and immaturity.
second one I had no idea it was like that until after the birth of our first child, by then i thought it was mild, then it got worse as the second pregnancy progressed...by that time I was a prisoner and had to wait and plan the escape.

ya, i know i made choices, but the choice to be alone raising kids wasn't part of it, it was a byproduct. and those who say it like we choose to raise our kids alone are not giving the circumstances credit.
what's the percentage of single women who go out and seek insemination? That is where choice of single motherhood is realistic...the rest of us just ended up with the kids by default, because it is a lot easier for a man to leave it up to us and still be accepted by society. we get labeled the slut or the one who 'chose the wrong guy' and the man gets to walk away guilt free...