if you already have a pre-conceived notion in your head
of what defines a stay at home mother..that they are evil, horrible, lazy, incompetent and chasing after a man to take over as daddy to their children..
then when you look around you will find examples to strengthen this belief
if on the other hand you think single mothers are strong, capable, hard working women who bring home bacon, fry it up in pan an do this without the help of a man
you will look around and find women that fit this definition also
The conclusion though is independent of womens strength the children are less provided for, receive less medical and prenatal care, lower class neighborhoods and schools, lack of cultural and educational, no male role models on a daily basis, poor socialization, dietary issues, weight issues (average woman is a size 14 that obese by medical standards and how does that impact the soon to be plump children who learn their eating habits from watching and being fed by obese mothers) ( check a 1000 women here and see if more than 70% are obese ( don't let the facts interfere with your wishful thinking and rationalizations about single parenting so people can feel good independent of their actual less than adequate level of care....EX Do you know the percentage of kids who go to bed hungry? How about health issues dental issues, not addressed due to insufficient care and funds...
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aint nothing wrong with being a single mom up until the first day at home after delivering and having to wake up change them diapers all by yourself and keep doing this along with feeding the baby bathing the baby having to clothe the baby go shopping when the baby is screaming and try to think what you needed and end up getting things you thought you needed because you have to rush out to feed again...yeah the joys of parenthood...
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Both are very true to some degree. But this is not new historically in society.
Their have always been single parents,
there are single mothers who have been arguing that they can parent their sons in particular just as competently as if a father was around. (and how is that working out) With their young'un world, dominated by females and little if any (positive) adult male mentoring.
* I feel with the life tool box they have, they will relate to the world as victims. (with repressed maleness)
* Through-out history single parent’s have existed. But never have the governments pressed the scale so hard. Demanding children be raised by females only. Why!
(I have no idea) Is it so the children will reflect the nurturing or the other extreme, passiveness as they become adults. I do know one quarter of Americans have been arrested, my gut says predominantly male.
And so it will go on into the future, as in the past.