My main problem with the idea that single motherhood is somehow 'ruining' our men is that it doesn't take into account all of the wonderful young (and not so young) men that were raised by single mothers and somehow ignores all the assholes that happened to be raised in two-parent homes. It's not fair to make them a scapegoat. I mean, if you want to be 'men,' then stand up and take responsibility for your own behavior.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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