Single motherhood is a much maligned much blamed faction of society. Not to Jared Leto, though – read this perceptive take on his Oscar speech…
When Jared Leto won an Oscar last night, I don’t think anyone was shocked. However, his undeniably beautiful dedication to his single mother may have been surprising to some. Why? In our society, we have a habit of focusing on the damage that single-parented households are causing. Research has been published that links single mothers to juvenile delinquency and lack of education. Many articles state that single-parented households are the problem with the world today.
It is true that single parents are under-resourced. Single-parented households struggle with supporting family activities on one income. Similarly, families with a stay-at-home parent also struggle with one income. However, there is a difference. They have free childcare because someone is staying at home. Even in the case of military families, there is an income for the family even when there is a parent missing from the family. So, I get it. It is…
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