lots of people raised by single moms but what about the single dads?

Question

Anyone raised by a single dad does that give you a different point of view than feminist?

Answer 1

my dad tried his best to expose me to both feminine mindsets and male mindsets.

Ny single parent runs the same odds.

Answer 2

Not sure what you think the feminist view of single dads is?

I wasn't raised by a single dad, but I have two great friends who are single dads and they have sacrificed their careers to be with their children as much as possible. I'm truly impressed and often wonder where they get the strength from. It is hard to be a single dad also...anybody who plays the dual role of being both parents deserves a lot of credit.

Answer 3

Having given me best answer for my answer to your previous question, I am sure you know my position - I believe that both parents can be equally good parents. Its not the gender, but the person inside.

However, being raised by a single father - I love my father more than my mother and I would not classify as a feminist.

Answer 4

As a feminist I have seen more fathers who are raising their children. Divorce that is amicable benefits the children enormously. It has been noted by many researchers in the field of resilience among children that parents who put their differences aside in the best interest of the children end up with children who are well adjusted and show positive outcomes.
I know of one feminist family that divorced. They kept the family home and rented an apartment. Every month the ex husband and wife changed accommodations and the children always resided in the home. It worked out extremely well and when the kids left home they decided to sell and split the profits. I find stories like this amazing where adults can put aside resentments and get on with their lives.

Answer 5

It makes a world of difference in a child. I was lucky to be raised by both of my parents; but I do have cousins who were raised by single moms and they have a "man hater" attitude. However, I am very proud that 2 of my uncles are single dads, and their children see that men are good people. And they don't have negative views about women as I would have expected.

Answer 6

I was raised for a bit by my mom and now by my dad. Personally I like my dad better, but that is just my family situation (my mother is mental I swear.) And I don't think it would give me a differnet POV then feminists.

Answer 7

I was raised by a single dad. Dads Rule!
Actually, he's extremely liberal, so it sort of gives me kinda the same point of view as many feminists.

From personal experience, being raised by a single dad does not decrease the risk of drug use and promiscuity. I would think a person would be more likely to be promiscuous and do drugs because it is easier to lie to your dad.

Answer 8

Yes it does. My Mother was the Feminist and She was the abusive parent. She walked out of the marriage and left Her children. My Father tried to raise two small children but lost us to the government after He was reported as being a bad Father. His "crime" was that He would ask the neighbors to baby sit whilst he was at work earning the money to put food on the table and pay the rent. The feminist social worker never gave Him a chance to state His case. We were just taken away and 'returned' to the 'proper' custody of Our 'Mother'. She later dumped Us at a railway station when She ran off with Her 16 year old girl friend'.
I met the social worker responsible some years ago and 'Thanked' Her for all She had done for Myself and the brother I have not seen n 46 years. She was most perplexed as to how She could be to blame, after all had She not done what was best for Us?
I believe in Feminism. It is just that some Women are not fit to be trusted working in certain areas were it requires Them to divorce Their political motivations from the hard realities of this world.
As Germaine Greer once said, " When I first started out I got so much of it wrong".
That applies to most of Us, both Men and Women.
Cheers, Ashleigh

Answer 9

i think of the two are problematical, yet i think i might could desire to assert its extra stable to be a single mom. i think of b/c single dads are not as common, human beings (exceedingly women persons) tend to sense sorry for them and desire to help look after them. i don't think of it is problematical for a single dad to locate a girl pal. maximum women persons are organic mothers and can basically soften on the considered a single dad (look at new addition of Bachelor featuring the single dad from final season's Bacholorette), while maximum single adult men are scared off with the aid of a single mom - observe the # of Q's at here from single mothers asking the thank you to get a date! i think of single mothers get alot of blame and face alot of stereotypes, yet single dads get sympathy. i grow to be raised with the aid of a single dad, my mom grow to be his 1st spouse, he grow to be on spouse #4 with the aid of the time i grow to be 17.

Answer 10

Full marks to these fathers reported here - even the bad ones know what hard work it is raising children by themselves. It looks here in GWS like they must be at least 45% of single parents, but in fact the figure is so low, it barely registers. In real life, women rally round a father left alone and many single fathers work full time while grandma takes care of them during the day. It shouldn't count, but men frequently take full credit for single parenthood. (For instance, Tony Parsons, who wrote books about how his wife left him with a boy. He immediately handed the child over to his mother).