It seems single fatherhood is becoming almost as common as single motherhood these days. I was doing some reading online today to find out just how many dads are raising children in a single parent environment and was shocked to find that number of single fathers is not as uncommon as I first thought. In fact, since the early 80’s the number of single dads has doubled to nearly 1.6 million. That equates to 6% a year and is double to that of single mothers. I can honestly say that I had no idea that the number was so quite so high, as hard as it is for single mothers out here trying to raise kids, I can only imagine how much more difficult it must be for a man. Hats off to all the single dads out there.
In an article published in Newsweek titled “It’s Not like Mr. Mom” the author states: “ … and they’re not the stereotypical wealthy widowers or fathers raising boys or older kids. According to a recent study about two-thirds of single fathers are divorced, but 25% have never tied the marital knot; only 7.5% are widowers. 44% of their children are daughters and 1/3 of these men care for preschoolers.” (Patrick Batchelder) author and single father.
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