A neighbor in her 30s, a very fine woman, recently had a child with her boyfriend. They live together.
The boyfriend's mother and father enjoy being grandparents. The boyfriend gets to have a son, as well as live-in female companionship. How eager he was to be a father, I don't know, but he clearly doesn't want to be the mother's husband. He's keeping his options open.
Meanwhile: She works full time, baby care is totally her problem, and her day is a streak of maniacal multitask ...
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Posted by: Mark H.
Comment: #1
Wed Apr 8, 2009 6:04 AM
It is funny how only mothers seem to get the "poor baby" treatment when iy comes to raising children alone. I am a single father with 2 sons that i am raising alone. the mother lives 5 minutes away, is a professional making a high 6 figure income in a business I and my family started and built up for her. She has nothing to do with riaisng these boys or even communicates with them - this includes birthdays, and holidays. So how about mentioning that outside of teh "norm" are fathers that do care and raise these childred - there are more than your column suggests. So, the next time you write a scathing article about the deadbeat dads - at least mention there are mother sjust as dispicable as these men you brow beat.
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Posted by: Mark H.
Comment: #2
Wed Apr 8, 2009 6:06 AM
It is funny how only mothers seem to get the "poor baby" treatment when it comes to raising children alone. I am a single father with 2 sons that I am raising alone. The mother lives 5 minutes away, is a professional making a high 6 figure income in a business I and my family started and built up for her. She has nothing to do with raisng these boys or even communicates with them - this includes birthdays, and holidays. So how about mentioning that outside of the "norm" are fathers that do care and raise their children - there are more than your column suggests. So, the next time you write a scathing article about the deadbeat dads - at least mention there are mother sjust as dispicable as these men you brow beat.
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