Solo mothers seem to cop this particular, which seems completely illogical. Being a solo mother with no child support (as is very common) is the very definition of breadwinner, provider and caregiver all at once yet society judges these women as failures somehow.
It blows my mind.
Solo mothers seem to cop this particular, which seems completely illogical. Being a solo mother with no child support (as is very common) is the very definition of breadwinner, provider and caregiver all at once yet society judges these women as failures somehow.
Absolutely. I was so naive before I went into motherhood solo. The 180 degree change in attitude towards me was immediate and baffling. During pregnancy and the newborn stage I was apparently тАЬbrave, strongтАЭ etc, now 2.5 years on and in the depths of toddlerhood/juggling life and finances, and itтАЩs тАЬwell this is what you signed up for!тАЭ. Not that I complain, I just occasionally need someone to listen. ItтАЩs amazing to me. Some of the worst culprits are my Mums generation, тАЬwell I had 6 kids at your age and we lived in the bush with no electricityтАЭ kind of rhetoric. The same ones who assure you that having children is amazing and you should absolutely do it and we will support you, are the same who criticise and compare at every turn. I love my son, but itтАЩs a bloody trap!
Solo mothers seem to cop this particular, which seems completely illogical. Being a solo mother with no child support (as is very common) is the very definition of breadwinner, provider and caregiver all at once yet society judges these women as failures somehow.
It blows my mind.
Absolutely. I was so naive before I went into motherhood solo. The 180 degree change in attitude towards me was immediate and baffling. During pregnancy and the newborn stage I was apparently тАЬbrave, strongтАЭ etc, now 2.5 years on and in the depths of toddlerhood/juggling life and finances, and itтАЩs тАЬwell this is what you signed up for!тАЭ. Not that I complain, I just occasionally need someone to listen. ItтАЩs amazing to me. Some of the worst culprits are my Mums generation, тАЬwell I had 6 kids at your age and we lived in the bush with no electricityтАЭ kind of rhetoric. The same ones who assure you that having children is amazing and you should absolutely do it and we will support you, are the same who criticise and compare at every turn. I love my son, but itтАЩs a bloody trap!