My first thought too. I mean it is true society has a fucked up stigma about single mothers, but the blame lies with society not the term single mother.
On the flip side you hear single father, and society’s immediate response is “aww, that brave man!” That is not to say being a single dad doesn’t actually come with its own set of weird societal day to day problems and prejudices, but the broad surface level response to the terms “single dad” vs “single mom” certainly seems to trend towards “what an upstanding man” vs “what an irresponsible ho.”
Society is so fucking weird about present fathers! Taking the kids to the park “oh where’s mommy right now?” Handling a tantrum from the youngest while the oldest is asking for something “oh I see daddy’s on parent duty!”
I just want to parent my kids man, you don’t have to make it weird! Of course that’s also not addressing the subset of people who are convinced that the only men who want anything to do with kids must be pedophiles and couldn’t possibly just be present fathers
My first thought too. I mean it is true society has a fucked up stigma about single mothers, but the blame lies with society not the term single mother.
On the flip side you hear single father, and society’s immediate response is “aww, that brave man!” That is not to say being a single dad doesn’t actually come with its own set of weird societal day to day problems and prejudices, but the broad surface level response to the terms “single dad” vs “single mom” certainly seems to trend towards “what an upstanding man” vs “what an irresponsible ho.”
Society is so fucking weird about present fathers! Taking the kids to the park “oh where’s mommy right now?” Handling a tantrum from the youngest while the oldest is asking for something “oh I see daddy’s on parent duty!”
I just want to parent my kids man, you don’t have to make it weird! Of course that’s also not addressing the subset of people who are convinced that the only men who want anything to do with kids must be pedophiles and couldn’t possibly just be present fathers