March 21, 2011
Single Moms Suck…
Ha ha…Did the title surprise you? Did me too when I read today that some think people like me, single moms, are sucking the economy of its life, in fact we are a “detriment”.
I know I need to gather facts and data and the “hard science” that makes things reliable and valid, but…first lemme’ say this…and listen up….
‘Cause Ima’ tell ya’ one time…
I’m not sure what qualifies someone who isn’t a single mother to speculate on the lives we lead and why we live them in the first place…
For instance, I was married once upon a time, but I don’t know- I found it not a fitting environment in which to raise children when most arguments ended or sometimes began with a shotgun barrel shoved in my face…
sometimes there are drugs (check out @singlemama_cc’s story at notyouraveragesinglemomma.com)…but I can tell you that most of us…didn’t envision this journey we’re on.
We’re all on welfare? Um…no…most of us are working our tails off to make sure our kid has the same shoes as the kid at school with a mommy and a daddy…most of us have one time or another cried ourselves to sleep because the only thing left to eat is Ramen Noodles and Velveeta, but on the same note…I think @singlemama_cc would also tell you LOTS of won’t ask for help…groveling will never again befall us.
We have no morals? I beg to differ…My kids know what it is to work, to serve…my kids go to church, rain or shine because we are blessed…yes as a single mom, God still (gasp) loves and blesses me…
So, put a sock in it Washington Post writer…while you were writing that insulting “lifestyle” piece…single moms were up early packing lunches, braiding pigtails, reading bedtime stories while dreaming of our own happy endings…
I dare you, challenge you to find one of us and get the real story…walk a mile in our flip-flops or high heels…I double dog dare ya…
singlemama cc said,
March 21, 2011 at 2:21 am
What is this ‘welfare’ you speak of? Other terms I dont get….child support, marriage and happily ever after.
No morals?! Bitch please. I have morals, I simply choose not to use them all the time…I’m a bitch like that:) However, my kid has more morals, common sense and consideration for others than most adults I encounter on a daily basis. Single mothers are not to blame for the worlds issues, in fact, single mothers are the ones saving the world by raising our children to be better people….you’re welcome