[traditional1]

"Nishimura was a single mother "

Uh, excuse me, but what is a "single mother"? I believe in the old days (before political correctness was enshrined by Liberals) that less-flattering terms were used to describe out-of-wedlock mothers.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I recall when the first Gulf War took off and the Air Guard F-16 squadron in Duluth, MN was activated. The support staff was mostly female and a lot of mommies found out what the National Guard can really mean.

[peggybac]

"Uh, excuse me, but what is a "single mother"? I believe in the old days (before political correctness was enshrined by Liberals) that less-flattering terms were used to describe out-of-wedlock mothers."

I completely agree with you. I hate the term "single mother." If I were divorced or widowed, I'd never refer to myself as a single mother. It makes it sound like there is and was no male ever involved. God, I hate the feminists and the PC language police.

[girlangler]

How about unmarried women with sperm donors?

I know a young woman who has had two by the same man, who she has never been married to, and when I speak with her I ask her how her sperm donor is doing.

He is not a father, husband, provider, etc., but simply a sperm donor.

[dmz]

Single mother does not equal out-of-wedlock mother, ace.

My dad died in 1963. My mom became a single mother. It happens a lot.

[TexasCajun]

And what business does a 'single-mother' of 3 have joining the military?

Isn't a mother's first responsibility to her children?

[TWfromTEXAS]

Uh, excuse me, but what is a "single mother"? I believe in the old days (before political correctness was enshrined by Liberals) that less-flattering terms were used to describe out-of-wedlock mothers.

Uh, excuse me, but the article refers to her ex-husband. Perhaps you should read it and we should ask where the hell he is?

[Centurion2000]

Uh, excuse me, but what is a "single mother"? I believe in the old days (before political correctness was enshrined by Liberals) that less-flattering terms were used to describe out-of-wedlock mothers.

Like what exactly? Serious vocabulary question actually.

[ArrogantBustard]

There is the possibility that she's a widow.

[MudPuppy]

If you read the article you'll find out that she's divorced and receives child support. Wonder why "dad" couldn't watch the kids while she was gone?

Lots of personal decisions put this lady in a bind.

The military has always deployed. If you don't want to ship out - don't sign up. duh!

[Stone Mountain]

Uh, excuse me, but what is a "single mother"? I believe in the old days (before political correctness was enshrined by Liberals) that less-flattering terms were used to describe out-of-wedlock mothers.

What term would you prefer the newspaper use? Besides, what if the mother was widowed? Or if her husband left her due to no fault of her own? The article mentioned, by the way, that she was divorced, so the child was not born out of wedlock... There are lots of things to complain about in the MSM, but I don't see the term "single mother" as anything but descriptive.

[cajungirl]

you prefer the less flattering names? How bout the kids? Wanta call them less flattering names?

[linda_22003]

In this case, as you would know if you had read the article, it is a formerly married woman whose marriage ended.

[gondramB]

>>Uh, excuse me, but what is a "single mother"? I believe in the old days (before political correctness was enshrined by Liberals) that less-flattering terms were used to describe out-of-wedlock mothers.<<

I know three single mothers in the military. One had a chiild out of wedlock, one was divorced by her husband for another woman and one is a widow.

Single mother covers all three - there are child care issues but the person still serves their country.

[ShadowDancer]

These children weren't born out of wedlock. Are you too lazy to read the entire piece?

[randog]

Uh, excuse me, but what is a "single mother"?

It's short for "single-and-desperately-looking-for-a-man-to-pay-for-my-mistakes mother"