Anonymous wrote:Interesting, actually. I always thought of it as mothers who have total financial and logistical responsibility for the kids (no shared custody etc). Seems some disagree.
As a single parent I agree but I would never call someone out if they wanted to consider themselves a single mother if they had 50-50 custody and received financial support.
I am a member one of those single mothers by choice groups. I do find the name a bit off putting, it is not like single mothers whose husbands left or died (or who became single by some other means they did not choose) don't face similar challenges.
But in the end what is really in a name? We are all in this together right?