Who do you think make better single parents in general and why? Men or women?

[HawkPerception]

Men

Women

[Avicenna]

It really depends on the individual and the overall circumstances, but I would not be surprised if when the children are little, single moms do better, but single fathers do better when they hit puberty, especially boys.

[OfMiceandMen]

I would say a guy can be. I've been a single dad for a decade or more and I think I did a pretty good job raising my daughter. All her friends and their parents seem to think so too.

[DishLady]

It depends on the person. I’ve seen some really phenomenal single moms and some really sh*** ones. Same goes for the dads.

[HawkPerception]

I think most things in life depends on the scenario or the person, but if you HAD to pick one that you thought was GENERALLY better, which one would it be?

[DishLady]

Good Moms tend to fuss more and keep things organized so that everything their kid needs gets done… on time… and well. So obviously I’m a little biased here.

Good Dads can also be organized, but they’re a little more on the goofy side and spoil the kids a little, especially if it’s a divorced dad who knows the mom is always organizing everything…. If the dad remembers not to undermine what the mom is doing, then the goofy factor is fine and also healthy for the kids.

So “better” is subjective. Baring toxic parenting (where the parents are competing or bashing each other to the kids), the balance between the mom and the dad CAN be pretty good.

[Dongie]

I don't think it's biased. You just happen to be a mom, I guess. Mom's more often are better, but it's better to have both.

[DishLady]

@Dongie I just don't like when the parents get caught in a "good cop"/"bad cop" cycle where one ALWAYS has to be the disciplinarian and the other ALWAYS gets to be the hero who takes the kids out for ice cream, you know?

[HawkPerception]

@DishLady I'd say that a really accurate evaluation of behaviour

[Dongie]

Surprisingly, I have heard of this. Unfortunately, couples get so caught up in their fighting that they forget the kids. And they are the ones hurt most.

[DishLady]

True. :(

[Dongie]

I see your point. Masculine =men feminism=women
Feminist=asshole
Correct?

[HawkPerception]

that's*** when is GaG gonna let us edit our typos so we don't look like illiterate idiots 😑

[Dongie]

We used to be able to, I seem to remember. Could also delete your statement.

[Dongie]

I thinks it's the person. Could be either. I've had a couple friends that were great dad's and a few that wasn't. I've had a female friend or two that were whorish mothers but most were good. It's tough.

[HawkPerception]

Yeah it can be either, but which one do you GENERALLY believe it is?

[Dongie]

I would feel like the mother. Although a friend named Robbie loves his boy so much. They're like bookends.

[Barbra13]

Depends on person but most of the time woman