The Evolution and Impact of Single Motherhood

In today’s everyday life, society has kept on changing. We know that in the past women’s role was to stay home, discipline, not allowed to work, do house chores and the list can go on. Many separations and divorces have aroused during the past years. According to American Physiological Association About 40 to 50% of people getting married are being divorced. Today, women are considered to have equal rights. This have helped them to be successful persons in life, in being single mothers. They have gotten the role of being the heads of their family, and they do it in order to give the best to their children. Women have worked hard for the rights that exist. They have made huge advances in changing the way society looks
This happens since single parents normally hold a job and return home late from work or from other responsibilities. It is in these circumstances in which kids will learn to prepare a simple meal, do chores or maybe do some laundry if their favorite outfit isn’t clean. Those children who are raised in two-parent homes often don’t get as many opportunities to learn to take care of themselves since their mothers dedicate more time to them. Children will also realize that since their parents’ relationship did not last, that this could also happen to them, and they’d better be prepared to support themselves economically and to run a household on their own. Research shows, that as the single parent, women are the one helping their child/children shape who they are becoming and will be. Their character and characteristics will begin defining itself, both physically and socially. Values, habits and wants change over time as they become more
Now imagine trying to do all those things — and more — without help. Being a single mother is a difficult job, one that many women take on. But despite the long days and occasionally lonely nights, there are some bright spots to solo parenting. Here, real single moms share the best parts of life without a partner. According to Custodial mothers and fathers in the United States, 90 percent of children whose parents divorced went into the custody of their mothers since their biological fathers never bothered to request for the custody, in other words they not even care; they don’t want to pay child support. Since the vast majority of single parents are mothers, most of the research focuses on female-headed families. Maya Ross Russell states that a good role model is a mother - a mother is someone that is always focused and never gives up even when the going gets tough. It is courage that keeps them going. These women have to exercise this courage on a daily basis because they have been left with the charge of being the parent by themselves, especially in their teenage years. They have shown resilience when they are faced with the overwhelming challenge of rearing a child or children on their own. Women have shown that they can bear with the responsibilities being presented when they have no other choice. God intended Men to be priests and heads of the home. However,