Dead Beat Parents

Majority of the time, if you look around, you will see mostly two parent families. However, if you look really close, you will see that there are single parents now than what there was years ago. I bet the one thing that you didn't know is that alot of those single parents are doing what they can to make it on their own because of one parent, whether its male or female, is absent. Who knows why the absent parent isn't around, all society sees is the custodial parent living off of welfare. This is were society starts to judge us. They say that all we do is sit back and collect the money. This statement is so untrue. I am speaking from experience, I did not CHOOSE to be on welfare. I was left with no choice to be on TANF and food stamps because of the fact that my son's father wants nothing to do with him and could care less about the welfare of his son. I am a single mother trying my best to raise my son the best that I can WITHOUT the help of my son's dead beat father.  There are hundreds of single parents that are in the same situation that I am in. They are doing there best trying to make ends meet in a society that won't even give us a chance. The absent parent would rather spend their time drinking, getting high, or just being a bumb then wanting to contribute to their child or children. Then when child support comes after them they complain that they shouldn't have to pay when they don't even get to see their children. I would give anything for my son to know his father, but he CHOSE NOT to have anything to do with him so why should I force the issue. If those two parent families could just live at least a month in our shoes they would look at us alot different and see that being a single parent isn't about the money, its about doing what is best for your child when there is noone else. Being a single parent is about hoping and praying that you will do everything within your power to make sure that your child or children don't wind up being anything like the absent parent.