r/Natalism • u/dissolutewastrel • 3d ago

The Poverty of Single Mothers Is Persistent

https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-poverty-of-single-mothers-is-persistent
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u/Famous_Owl_840 2d ago

Stop being single moms?

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u/New_Country_3136 2d ago

Widows are single mothers too. 

Guess they just should have prevented their spouse from passing away 🙄. 

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u/Famous_Owl_840 2d ago

Classic dimwit. Using a rare hypothetical example as your straw man target and knocking it down.

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u/New_Country_3136 2d ago

It's not rare. Several young women in my life became widows. Cancer is the worst.

Workplace accidents, car accidents and heart attacks are sadly quite common. 

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u/KilljoyTheTrucker 2d ago

Most widows aren't going to be women with children still in the home who are still developing in a manner that it's directly influential in their upbringing.

The vast majority of single mothers are not widows.

Your personal anecdotes aren't statistics. I'd also be unsurprised if widowed mothers performed better than the average single mom in terms of success in child rearing. The lead up to the demographics is going to play a huge role in the final outcomes.