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Do you see a single mother differently than a wed mother? In my experience we (single mothers) get the side-eye and a third-person-pity-party treatment. Even our friends who are mothers are afraid to let their husbands interact with us because we are single. Srly, wtf is up with that?
It is proven to be negative for kids to grow up in a single family household. Not saying it will happen to yours.
https://www.mnpsych.org/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_dailyplanetblog%26view%3Dentry%26category%3Dindustry%2520news%26id%3D54
That is sad for your friends because they must be very unhappy being married to men who are clearly not very trustworthy or they are very insecure people.
I have no issue with single moms. My mom is one.
Sometimes life doesn't work out the way we expect. Unexpected pregnancies are a thing and so are the man deciding to abandon the family or the relationship simply not working out, the man being abusive. No woman should get side eyed for that. The important thing is she does everything for her child(ren). If your friends are so judgmental they are not your friends. Find new ones.
Single motherhood isn't ideal since children were meant by nature to have both parents. It should never be aimed for when you plan a family. But I don't think discrimination is right either. Many things can happen and for all I know the father was outright abusive or wanted nothing to do with the kids. Sometimes relationships just dont work. But if your children are separated from their father due to a breakup that's just between two adults, the dad should get to be an active part of the kids life as well. You can separate, but then the kids should travel back and fourth to spend time with both parents
I’ve never had an issue. So I said not normal. Either you’re super sexy or you have shitty friends. Or you could be over analyzing.