Is it harder to be a single mother parent or a single father parent?

Answer 1

EQUAL

Answer 2

well it depends..does the single father have custody? I am a single mother and my childrens father skiped town and stared a new family in a different state under an AKA! My male friend has his children living with him and he gets all the praise in the world for "Doing such a great job and stepping up to the plate! I dont get treated like a saint at all...I kinda get the idea that people think of me a a whore....People have even told me..."thats what happens when you let men drink for the cow for free" . Now if you are talking about men who are single and have kids not living with them..they have it the easiest...just ask my kids father...Tracy L.Miller..(last known address, Mansfield ohio) he could tell you how hard he has it trying to dodge child support! Now personally I feel child raising is a hard job no matter what, mothers do have the nurtring instinc, but that is lost when you have to be mom and dad....Men have the provider instinc which is kinda knocked down with child raising...they will have more problems keeping a job when they have to call of when the kids get sick or they have no sitter or making it to soccer games or meeting with the school teacher ect. Both sides have it tough. The fact is...children have two parent and need to be raised by two, no matter if the living arrangments are seperate or together. Being a single parent is the toughest, never give up, get sick, call off, play hookie, job I will ever have. And by the way, there is no prize for the best job done.

Answer 3

Assuming each parent has primary residency of the children, both male and female parents have their own set of issues. Single mothers have the stigma of being a "single mom" , often lower wages due to the male/female wage gap, and many do worse materially than single fathers. A single father-headed family is still considered to be unusual. So, if mom is still in the picture, the father can have a difficult time dealing with schools and healthcare professionals who only want to talk to mom, even if she is not the primary parent. There's often a prejudice that "mom" is the one responsible for the overall welfare of the child even when a court has ruled otherwise. Also, dating can be more difficult, as potential dates may shy away from the responsibility of being a "mother figure" since females often take on the bulk of housework and parenting, even if they aren't the biological parent.

Answer 4

It should be a bit strenuous as well as difficult trying to raise any where from one to five or more kids on your own...Sole dependency does not know or class single or dual parenting, regardless the age or condition of the child. Bottom line is it would be hard to be a single parent! At least in this day and age where society looks at the individual (parent) in a negative point of view as well as a child could feel despondent, indifferent from peers, or too blame themselves...This could call for a pretty opinionated debate, but sometimes being a single parent is something that could either be for the better (unsuitable living environment) or destructive to both child or parent.

Answer 5

Single father parent. At least when the child is an infant, because you don't have the option of breastfeeding. All else being equal, then so would the level of difficulty, regardless of whether it's a single mother or single father.

Then again, maxx has a good point. When I'm out with my son, we get a lot of positive attention. However, when my wife is out with our son, she gets little to no positive attention.

Answer 6

Single father

Answer 7

It's hard either way. I'm a single father. I get to see my daughter every other weekend, but I don't think that is enough time. My daughter is very well taken care of, but I wish I could spend more time with her. That is the most difficult aspect for me to deal with. I'm sure her mom has her own difficulties, but I don't know what they are. Hope that helped.

Answer 8

no way...single mother is harder...because a single mother has to put with everyone talking about her calling her names and she has to struggle with maintaining a job and caring for her children and all that....even though a single father goes through the samething...it's easier for them because everyone sees him a a wonderful person for actually wanting his child with him so of course he'll find more help than a woman would. =| sorry, uhh...i got carried away.

Answer 9

That would depend entirely upon the
type of relationship that parent has with his
or her child(ren).
However; overall, I'd have to say that it's
harder on the single father but only because men tend to underestimate all that's involved with
trying to raise their offsprings on their own.

Answer 10

Single father because most of the time women dont pay child support

Answer 11

I would think a single father