The chivalry of men towards their female friends is a wonderful thing to behold. But I wonder -- would there be a similar linking of arms and presenting of shields for a single mother-to-be who was a not-particularly-attractive or intelligent person of no importance who was unknown to any of these doughty males?
Posted by Andrea Harris at August 30, 2003 07:59 PMGood point. And if that particular unnamed single mother were not a well-known lefty 'blogger, how many scumbags would be lining up to take potshots at her?
Posted by: mark at August 31, 2003 at 05:47 AMAlso find myself wondering: as the product of a single mother, and a brother to one, and a friend to many others, am I allowed to believe that single motherhood is a generally unhappy state of affairs all around?
Just asking.
Posted by: Dean Esmay at August 31, 2003 at 06:11 AMWhat Dean said.
I know plenty of single moms, and not a one of them would choose that status if given the choice. But the majority of the single moms I know got that way via divorce. The way "single mother" seems to be being used in th Australian blogs makes it a substitute for "unmarried mother", a slightly different concept.
Posted by: Gary Utter at August 31, 2003 at 01:52 PMI know plenty of single moms, and I am one of them.
I would choose that status if given the choice
Posted by: kitchen at August 31, 2003 at 07:38 PM"would there be a similar linking of arms and presenting of shields for a single mother-to-be who was a not-particularly-attractive or intelligent person of no importance"
i dunno, andrea. maybe if you could get yourself laid, we'd find out.
Posted by: ray james at September 1, 2003 at 09:29 PMSo, Ray, does that pickup line ever work for you?
Posted by: McGehee at September 2, 2003 at 03:48 PM