I and many of my friends ( both female and male ) have been divorced and never been bashed,
but then again, i have never had children out of wedlock.
if you are so concerned about " what other people care and think " you should of
thought about that before your promiscuous behavior, premarital sexual encounters,
and your resulting pregnancy without the benefit of a husband.

yeah, tons of differences among those that say "Single Parent".
Sure, an interested "other" parent would be nice. Not possible.
Family would be great, park the kids there and go party. Not happening, no family.
Neighbors, babysitters, a shared "play day" so Dad gets a break? Not.even.once.
Breathe a sigh of relief when the yellow bus takes the kids for 8-9 hours? We home school.
Oh, you get every other weekend off? SOLE custody here, visitation is rare and supervised by a professional psychologist.
I am not complaining. But there's a ton of difference between parents that shuffle the kids between school, family, babysitters, neighbors, play-day-shares, whomever will assume

the duty versus the way we do it.
But I don't wonder where my child learned _____ bad word, overheard _______ adult conversation, how to make/use drugs, steal, cheat and generally be a "bad guy".
I think the payoff comes every day as I enjoy this role and in the long run we'll see who's done it right.

I was a single parent (my boys are amazing men now) ... no family in the state, no child support, no govt assistance, and I do believe all parents deserve respect if they are taking care of their children regardless of the support system they have or don't have... but it is without a doubt different if you are doing it alone. It creates a whole new set of challenges that those with family around don't have to face. But then again those with a lot of other people involved have to be more diligent about instilling their own values and not giving into others.

what is your definition of a single parent?I'm tired of hearing people say they're single parent when the kids are always at home with grandma and all the other people that live with you.

yes I really am a single parent.
My daughter does not do the visitation shuffle. I work 2 jobs, I pay all the bills, the insurance, dry up all the tears, give the hugs, teach the life skills, and do the groundings.

The sperm donor became a drug addicted psycho that owes me over $80,000 in child support - that the courts said he is to pay.

He's doing the BEC - Bob and Weave with Courts for years and years and he still walks away free.

you may be an unwed mother....
but the proper term for a single parent is a DIVORCED
or widowed parent raising said child FROM that MARRIAGE.
Does the truth really bother you unwed mothers and fathers that much.?

Promiscuous = uneducated, poor, and unwed.!
but then again.. they do have mamaobam and their " excuse's " and " reasons " for THEIR bad choices ..

Yes I am really a single parent and I have for a while.