Once a single parent myself and having raised my child to adulthood now I often find myself reflecting on my life experience and on single parenthood which was not my choice but just the way things turned out. It is frightening to see how many lost and misdirected women think that having babies in the midst of poverty is a completely normal thing but no matter what the mindset whether the mother comes from a wealthy or poor background or marriage most of these women are dedicated to trying to help their children. Some people lack the ability to plan their lives well but having a child can be like having a second chance at that because it is possible to do some therapy and group work by joining up with other mothers in the community and doing self reflection and life skills work. Having children is not easy as I found out not that I ever thought it was easy but you have to be a parent to understand the work that is involved. Single parents should always appreciate that if they are living in poverty they have a great deal of work to do and even if you have money to raise your child there are many factors to consider and try to balance. The bottom line is that often women sometimes men are single parents because of a variety of circumstances but these days even more so the single parents have to work very hard to try to raise their kids and if their efforts were acknowledged in our society maybe things could improve single parents are trying their best and each has their own story