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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting discussion. I don't know very many married white affluent women with no kids. And I knew a few white affluent never married women who decided to parent on their own. I know lots and lots and lots of black educated and professional women with no kids, mostly because they aren't partnered. I am black, educated and professional but divorced and when I was married we had to go the IVF/ICSI route for kids because of my husband's health issues. Didn't work. The idea that I might be stereotyped as the single black welfare mom has been hard for me to shake so I haven't opted to go it alone. Plus -- and more importantly -- my parents were married when they had me and my parents' parents were married when they had children and my great grandparents were married when they had children and I think children need two parents. 
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I think it's sad that you are willing to let perceptions of your family structure rob you of becoming a mom.  Ten/twenty years from now, you're going to regret giving a darn what people think.[/quote]
 NP here. I am a black woman who adopted a child on my own in my late 30s. Have I been stereotyped as a welfare mom a few times in the past ten years? Sure, and it sucked (especially because i was certain I earned more money than the people making that judgment about me). But, I have also had ten years of parenting an absolutely wonderful child. If you truly want to parent a child, please don't let other people's opinions keep you from doing it.[/quote]

Sounds like OP may be on the right track. If you are that concerned with society's perceptions of you and don't think single parents can raise a great kid, then you may not be a great candidate for parenthood. [/quote]

Just because you CAN do it alone doesn't mean you SHOULD or that is best. [/quote]

+1. [/quote]

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