Being the very single mother of a wonderful son I would have to say certainly not! Miserable parents raise miserable children who, in my experience, have more issues than any child raised in any other situation. I am a happier person away from my ex-husband, as it is most of my energy is put into raising a child whom I can, do and will be proud of. He has a 3.5 (roughly) grade point average, is very well-adjusted and extremely well mannered. He is compassionate, caring and sympathetic (not unlike his mother I will add.) He is not like any of his friends that are his age, most who are raised in two parent households. But I do not attribute that to my being single or not single, I attribute it solely to my desire and success at being a good parent!

The mystery does not lie in the living arrangements. In my opinion, strong and stubborn as it often is, your child will be "good" or "bad" most often depending on the values, morales, and lesson parents teach them. Together, alone or in a house full of extended family the lessons that YOU teach your child are what shapes who he will become. Being single is not a curse, and the thinker that says single mothers raise bad sons does nothing but put a preconceived notion in someone's head. Being happy and single is infinitely more beneficial for any child that being with someone and completely miserable.

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