Single Belles, Single All the Way

Townhall.com ^ | December 7, 2012 | Mona Charen

[tet68]

The Democratic party cheers these trends for now — but in short order even they will find they’ve sawed off the limb to which they are clinging.

Sawed off the limb?
Hell, they’ve been pouring Roundup tm. on the roots
for the last four years!

[redgolum]

There used to be laws about what bastard children could do, and what posistions they could.

There were not “nice”, but it was recongized that bastard children will not behave the same as those raised in intact homes.

We chose to forget that, and will fall.

[alexander_busek]

There used to be laws about what bastard children could do, and what posistions they could.

In the United States? Or in the Old Testament?

Regards,

[Catholic Canadian]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother. You are asking for a world of hurt for yourself. Dating a single mother is dangerous as they tend to use their children as battering rams against you. Really, why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring? You also put yourself at great risk from the real father of the children. Not to mention the mother is morally suspect to say the least.

[dfwgator]

“I’m a charitable kind of guy....I do a lot of work with single mothers, I help them to get their start.” - Steve Martin

[SCalGal]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother.

Some of us were widowed young. I suppose we're no good either.

[Tax-chick]

Highly unstable families among the less educated lock in inequality, as well, prompting Charles Murray to call upon the elites to "preach what they practice."

The "elites" want the hoi-polloi to be disorganized and vulnerable. What's your "eliteness" worth, if everyone else is doing okay, too?

[MeganC]

What about widows? Should single men shun widows? Conversely, should single women shun widowed men who have children?

[VRWC For Truth]

If you want to have a child, don’t rely on the rest of us for support. America is not a commune. Actions have consequences. If you want less single moms, tax them.

[redgolum]

Middle Ages up to some modern laws. Few in the US (that I am aware of anyway).

[houeto]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother.

[Holly_P]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother. You are asking for a world of hurt for yourself. Dating a single mother is dangerous as they tend to use their children as battering rams against you. Really, why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring? You also put yourself at great risk from the real father of the children. Not to mention the mother is morally suspect to say the least.

I just had to repost that, as it is the single most stupid thing I've seen in a long time and no, I am not a "single mother".

why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring?

Wow, is your insecurity ever showing!

[fattigermaster]

Single moms are queens of their castle and there’s only room on their throne for one.

[MeganC]

I agree.

[Nowhere Man]

We cannot hold the “bastard” children responsible since they are the innocent victims and had no choice in their circumstances. It would be better to hold their parents responsible instead.

[Nowhere Man]

All you single men out there - never, ever date or have a relationship with a single mother. You are asking for a world of hurt for yourself. Dating a single mother is dangerous as they tend to use their children as battering rams against you. Really, why would you want to cuckold yourself and raise another man’s offspring? You also put yourself at great risk from the real father of the children. Not to mention the mother is morally suspect to say the least.

I don't think all are like that, I hope but I had the same thoughts as you because that happened to my best friend. His girlfriend (GF) got mad at him for something and she called the cops on him claiming he abused (physical, not sexual) her kids. The cops came for him and locked him in county jail. His mother, then on dialysis, was in a tizzy. Well, his GF's father set things straight where he said his daughter was lying and they released my friend and dropped charges. Thank God that happened and it "did not grow legs" because no matter if you're innocent, if you're charged with abuse, be it physical or sexual, but later deemed innocent and charges dropped, there still is a stigma there.

I'm single myself and I would advise others to heed your advice. Of course, it also depends how one became single, being married and the husband dying is one thing but if there is a divorce there or separation of any kind, there is a question to be answered, was it him or her that caused it sand how stable is she?

[Nowhere Man]

Some of us were widowed young. I suppose we're no good either.

Yeah, I can see Catholic Canadian's points here since I told the story of what happened to by best friend, but I did put a clause in on answering the question of how the single mom was separated. Widows, I can see they are more stable, I mean bad things do happen, but there are others who might have left for various reasons, unless it was to flee abuse, there is questions that need to be asked. I guess we need to watch how wide a brush we use here but all I can say is you gotta be careful.

[Nowhere Man]

I think the trick is for us single guys to look for a woman (kids or not, widowed, divorced and vice versa) with her “head on straight” for lack of a better term, not some ditz for OBummer. I can understand being a bit gun shy because of what happened to my best friend though. For the record, if a potential date was an Obama-ite, I’d have to take a pass.

[Mears]

“Some of us were widowed young. I suppose we’re no good either. “

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Thanks for that.

My brother and I were raised by a single mother who was widowed at 31.

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