Single Mother Bad, Single Father Good
There is a double standard when it comes to single parents. Routinely, single mothers are judged harshly and accused of being irresponsible to their children’s fathers, while fathers who step up are congratulated.
Single parents are routinely attacked for being terrible people who don’t deserve to be alone or abandoned because they’re awful parents. That’s an unjustified and unreasonable slur that doesn’t usually apply. Single parents devote twice as much time caring for their kids as married couples, yet they receive little credit for it.