Things Not To Say To Single Parents 

I love how most people out there just assume that all single parents had their partner leave them. My best friend was a single parent. She never had sex until after marriage. Her and her husband were happy. They had two kids. But he died of lung cancer when their kids were just 5 and 1. So now she's a single mom. Don't assume.

Misogynist logic: If the mother leaves the father, it’s her fault per se. If the father leaves the mother, it’s her fault for choosing him in the first place.

" I will just stand here and drink my saliva " haha !

Single parents are tough cookies.

Okay think about this. person: “A child needs BOTH parents.” Gay couple raising a child. person: “You need a dad and a mo-“ “you said two parents!”

04:06 "Now you're a single mum, do you regret keeping it?" -- 😂😂😂 good GRIEF!! that's horrendous!

The lady with the head wrap had me in stitches 😂😂😂

“A child needs both parents “ well um what do you expect them to do about it ? Magic a spouse out of nowhere ? No hunny

The woman in pink is so beautiful.

It would have done me a WORLD of good if my parents HADN'T stayed together 'for the kid' in their broken marriage. They resented eachother deeply, and they're only human, so of course that resentment fell onto me-- the person 'forcing' them to stay together-- as well, and now I'm an incredibly anxious and depressed adult who struggles to believe a person can actually love me. :|

There is nothing wrong with single parents, I was raised by two people and they did a horrible job now I'm left to fix the mistakes they made. I wouldn't mind being a single parent

The ideal situation is 2 parents in a LOVING relationship. But as soon as the 2 parents turn TOXIC together, 1 LOVING parent becomes the best situation.

As a single parent id rather my daughter have one very happy parent instead of two parents that hate each other and only stay together just for the kids as they said and then make the kids life a misery, sometimes you have to make the right decision for your child and i did by being a single mum! 😃

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As a single mom to my little boy I have heard most of those lol but as for the sex life???!!! what's that, that went out the window when I found myself all alone and holding the baby 11years ago lol.

My parents divorced when I was eighteen months old. And I'm so glad they did. I never felt the tension of them fighting, I never felt like it was my fault. I never missed them being together because this was all I knew. Staying together for the kids is stupid and only hurts the children, because they pick up on it. The earlier you do it, the better, because then they have more time to adjust.

my mama is a single parent and she tried her best

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Oh my god, single parents can rock their kids' worlds. My mom is a single parent, but still allows me to visit with my dad's family and my half-sister. I love my family, but I love my mom even more for keeping me

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one time when my divorced parents, my best friend (who knows my parents are divorced), and my twin and I were on our way to summerfest. we had the radio on, so, right once we stopped talking, a commercial about how "in order for your kids to turn out fine, they have to have parents who love and support each other. you don't want to get a divorce, it'll ruin the kid's happiness" and whatever. WITH MY DIVORCED PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS ALL TOGETHER IN A CAR, JUST TO HEAR A COMMERCIAL ABOUT HOW ME AND MY BROTHER ARE SUPPOSEDLY MENTALLY ILL

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" whose going to want to date someone with a child?" I think it's nice my dad is trying to date...

The lady with short hair and pink shirt is SO gorgeous!

I was brought up by a single mum from the age of one, along with my two older sisters and she did an amazing job with us.

Who would want to date someone with a kid? my stepdad did - 20 years later...

Single parents are great. My mum raised me all on her own and I thank her everyday for everything she’s done for me.❤️

My mom has been single my whole life and Im any only child so me and my mom are inseparable, she is my best friend

My grandfather was raised by a single mom in a time where women weren't really....supposed to have jobs. Sure she worked her ass off but that gave my grandfather someone to be proud of, he has an amazing work ethic, He learned to keep a house clean, married a wonderful girl and raised three successful children. just because there's a 'phsycology' to having a single parent doesn't mean you know anything, you didn't talk to the right families. also my boyfriend was raised by a single mom as well, He's really fun and has been my best friend since we were 12. No criminal record, just a fun, nice guy who loves videogames and is thriving for his future ^^

I was bought up by 2 parents who hated each other, I would have sold my soul to have had my childhoods friends parent; she was a single parent but she was truly amazing.

Please do “things not to say to people with tourettes” !

"A child needs two parents" Head ass, my dad is both my mother and my father

My sister is a single mom and she’s a damn good one. It helps that she’s the oldest sister. My mom raised three kids as a single mom and we were all fine.

my mum is a single parent all her life and she is doing an amazing job at it

I'm 18 years old and I have a baby girl saffron who is a year and 4 months and I couldn't regret anything with her she is my life, I always get looks because I'm young and people think I have ruined my life and I really haven't ive just started it. its true there like your best friends they look up to you, they love you they will support you no matter what and if that is something to regret then people need to start looking at the bigger picture.

I'm a single mother and yes it's hard but being a parent is one of the greatest joys of my life.

My dad died when me and my brothers were younger my mum raised us singlehandedly so don't assume anything she's honestly the best parent I could have ever asked for

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My mom is and was a single parent, even when we lived with my dad (when we were little) my mom still felt like a single mother. She payed for everything, she worked, she bought all the groceries so when we left my dad it wasnt a change. I never felt sad, I actually felt happy because I didnt hear them scream and my mom wasn't as stressed anymore! My dad was always away either at work or out with friends/family so I never felt like I miss him, I still call him and he comes down and see's us. My mom stayed in that relationship because of us, but once she saw how unhappy we were she left, shes amazing and even tho we bump heads a bit I love her for everything

My mom is a single mom and she's really awesome

My neighbour whose a single mom to 2 kids told me that someone once said this: "Might as well abandon the kids. They're only good for keeping the man there". LIKE WHAT?!

Glad they've shown single dads they get ignored so often

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A child needs to feel safe and loved. That's it.

My dad is a single parent

Honestly I clicked on this video because I’m the child of a single mother and I’ve heard her complain about some of these things! Nobody has said anything about her being a laugh but with the two parent thing and the thing about the sex life. And, knowing her, she’s still an amazing mother! I love her with all of my heart because she is what’s keeping me alive and she tries to put a smile on my face every day even when I’m not feeling down. Just to all the single parents out there, you have my full respect for all the work you do. Don’t listen to the people that say these things!

4:32 to 4:41 the way she says and expresses about it, it's so nice and wholesome, I felt like I needed to cry because of how happy she was while saying it... Jesus...

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I’m 19, single mom of 2. Their dad is working his way slowly back into a relationship with me and my sons. However until he is a POSITIVE thing for my kids he won’t be around other than for visitation. He was the one who left and it opened me up to everything that was going on that I didn’t see when we were together. If he succeeds at mending everything and we can move on and be a positive thing for our kids and eachother I will forget about the break up entirely. But to me this made me a better parent, mad me mature in the way my kids need me to, made me learn other things entirely on my own and I really have come to realize yes two parents are idea, when one or both are toxic then that toxic person needs to either change or be removed. It will bring the child down. My mom raised me as a single mother for years, yes I have thought about who my dad was, but at the end of the day when I needed someone or something I went to mom not went asking can my dad who I don’t know help me instead. I never really needed him other than a few rough spots in my life. I’m glad my mom was brave and left someone who I heard to be abusive to protect me and herself. I’m proud of her. I know how easy it is and tempting it is to say nope can’t do this alone and fall right back into that toxic environment. No I don’t want to repeat the cycle of single parent, no I don’t want to be mom and dad every day. But until it’s healthy and safe for their dad to be more involved for all 3 of us, I will continue being a single mother for as long as they need me to be!

My cousin was a single parent for three years, because the girl he got pregnant(ex-girlfriend) was crazy and didn’t have a suitable home to raise the baby. Now three years later my baby cousin now is a sassy little 4 year old and my cousin has a great girlfriend who I love hanging out around.

They're all so funny and so London, brap brap!! (yes, not *all* I know) But the lady in the head wrap killed me, you go mama, kill e'm!!

I have a single mom and I’ve grown up fi- *thinks about everything wrong with me* EVERYONE HAS FLAWS REE

On that first one my dad basically raised me on his own through thick and thin and he made me who I am and couldn't be prouder to be his son cause I have nothing but love respect and a genuine friendship with him

OMG, DO THINGS NOT TO SAY TO SOMEONE WITH AN ANXIETY DISORDER!!!! I will feel that there may be other people out there that I can relate to! Thank you, and continue making great videos! ☺️

4:47 "you did okay. He's breathing." 😂

I’ve got an amazing single father who literally deserves the entire universe who does everything I can for me. I have so much respect for single parents

ALL children need both parents.

My dad passed away when I was very young and obviously I wish he could have been around to help raise us but I strongly disagree that a child NEEDS both parents. My mam did an incredible job raising 3 kind, intelligent and very loved kids, she's my superhero ❤️

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my boyfriend is a single father and I love his little girl sooo much shes so adorable

My best friend is a single mum to three kids one of whom has fought and beaten cancer twice. She does it all on her own every day x

My mom is s great example of a single parents.My dad left my mom when she had breast cancer and while pregnant he’s literally shit. He abused her emotionally also. I haven’t spoken to him since I was 9.

I'm single and a mom but I don't consider myself a single mom. There dad is still very much involved in their lives.

“How did u open your legs for that?!” 😂😂😂 savage

I was raised by a single mom and even if our life was and is still tough I am going well and I can't imagine how my life would have been with a father at home. I read books and asked different people around me about the link between having been raised by a single parent and their behavior in society... I found out that if I'm having troubles making a basic choice or live in a relationship with someone, it's maybe because I've been raised by a single overprotective mom. For example, I found out that I will seek in my boyfriends a paternal figure AND a lover. Not everyone will agree to have these roles in a relationship and I understand. I also remember that I had for the past few years a "fear" of elder man. When I was at my friend's place I had no trouble to speak to their mother or sister, whereas with a dad or brother I was petrified of the unknown. I moved from country to country, I build my own representation of parenthood and now it's too late anyway. When I was unbearable my mom used to say: "if only your father was there, you would be calm etc", this sentence hurt me the most because she did her best and yeah my dad doesn't give a shit about us anywayyyy. Mom, I know you're exhausted, therefore you're the only one I have in this world... I love you :) SOrry if it's too long.

my half-sister’s mum walked out on her and my dad when she was 3 and my dad was a single parent for a few years before he met my mum. my dad is the best dad in the fucking world and he was so strong throughout the whole thing and i couldn’t be more proud of him because single parenting is not easy

Oh no, how did you open your legs for THAT😂😂😂

I've been asked "who's the father?"😑😑

I grew up with a single dad my whole life and he is genuinely the nicest guy!!!! He is such a big kid

I'm a single parent and my ex was an alcoholic who was a part time father to my kids only when hes sober. I fell into depression when he left me but I still tried to make sure he was a good father to my kids since I was shit scared of being a single parent. I fell into depression because of that. My best friend whose father passed away too knew the struggle I was going through and another best friend who is childless kept telling me to get over the fact my children's father is gone cos she thought after 4 years, she didnt understand why I was so hung up on him. My best friend who's lost her father told her that it's not about me wanting to get back together with him, it's about the fact he's gonna lose his kids to alcohol and that I'm going to be a single parent that's what's hurting me the most. She told her that if she didnt know what I was going through that means she doesnt know the massive impact a child can have on losing a parent. When he died, she didnt know why I was grieving because I broke up with him before he died. I was grieving because my kids lost their father and I have to deal with the fact that he won't see his kids grow up, wedding, graduation, first child etc. Not because I want him back. A part of me will always love him since he was my first love.

I hate the label of "single mom/dad" why can't they just be mom or dad you don't call someone with their partner a couple mom or couple dad

"Oh noo how did you opened your legs for that !!??" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂😂😂

Sometimes you can have both parents but only feel the love from one...

I knew this amazing Jamaican woman who was a single parent and she was a teacher her kid went to the school she was the mum of the school we all loved her the strongest women I ever did know

I had a single mom and i'm proud. Key word "had". I'm a proud daughter of two moms

And it is better to have both Grandparents...

I feel like no one is surprised by single moms but when it comes to single dads everyone is like "OMG REALLY? WHY???" It's nothing special, I just love my father but I also love my mother, I'm just more like my dad so we get along a bit better than my mom and me

The one that made me so mad was “already made families never work out” this was said by my boyfriend’s sister in law at the time. She was basically was saying sent I had a child the relationship wasn’t going to work. Not only did she piss me off but pissed off half of my boyfriend’s family.

"A child needs both parents" Well, maybe you want to say that to the dad, not the mother **facepalm**

OK but I ship the mom with the curly hair and the dad with the glasses haha they talk like they've known each other for ages! And they seem like great parents

Sometimes it is better for the children if the parents get divorced. My parents used to fight a lot and I was often hiding alone in my room for hours when the were yelling at each other, insulting each other, throwing things and banging doors. Living alone with my father now it's way more peaceful at home

This is one of the saddest ones. God it makes me feel so sorry

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Looooooooooool Jay z was a drug dealer that was not a good example

yes very true, don't ever do it for the kids because your anger and discomfort will start to show and will effect them to. a break up is sometimes what is need eg in the case of my parents.

I have the upmost respect for single parents as I was raised by a single mother myself. I know that there are many situations where one of the parents being around could be worse for the child due to abuse, mental issues, etc. However, to say that it isn't ideal for a child to have both parents is silly. Subconsciously we all crave to have both of those parents in our lives to love, teach and validate us. We are designed to have that two parent relationship. Although it is sometimes necessary to separate a child from an unhealthy or potentially harmful parent, there will always be some level of lack there. There are so many incredible single parents out there who do everything they can to make their kids lives great, but I think it does them a disservice to pretend that there isn't something missing. This either leads to more bitterness and hurt of the child missing the parent or shame for feeling that way. It's better to acknowledge it honestly and open up that dialogue, not to dwell on it, but to work through it.

For me personally, I wouldn’t date someone who’s already with a child. If I’m in a serious relationship with someone & we wanted to settle down, I’d want to have that first experience with them, e.g first marriage to each other, first house together, first child together. You have that special connection. If I went out with someone who had a kid & decided to have another kid with them, it wouldn’t feel as special bc they’ve already shared that precious moment with someone else. This is how I just feel though, so it may be different for others.

I do think that having two parents is better but telling that to a single parent is just pointless. I'm sure these parents would prefer if they were still in a happy relationship too but life doesn't always work like that. So you have to do the best you can with the situation that you are in.

I've heard those all. I am in a wonderful relationship now and both my child and myself are happy.

I brought my daughter up on my own since she was 2 . My daughter called me MAD Mum and dad . Her dad stopped seeing her and tried to blame me er no. I’m now married again and her step dad is amazing loves her like his own and does more than her biological dad has ever done!!! Used to annoy me when others used to say oh my partner away how am I going to cope. I used to think I Have to cope 24/7 365 days man up!!

I was raised by a single parent and if they went on like half the people in this video I’d be pretty ashamed of them. I’m sure these lads are good parents, but they’re making themselves look awful...

"Children need a mother and a father" Same nonsense as in the discussion about same-sex parents

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Cheers to single parents! Y’all are awesome people and I appreciate you.

I dated a single father for two years. NEVER AGAIN! Don't be down on people who are kid free not wanting to be instant parents. Being a step mom is not fun. You have zero control over anything and baby mama will manipulate your man and people look down on you.

What she said is so true - one good parent is worth more than two shit ones

I was raised by a single mom ( my dad died when I was four ) and I am so grateful for education I've gotten.

my mum was a single mum for a few years and honestly she's amazing married now but we're so much closer bc it was only me and her