Is it truly easier to raise a child alone rather than with help?
Ideally, of course, two parents will remain happily married and raise a child together. It is difficult when parents are still fighting over the kids long after the marriages are over. Maybe it would be better for the kids if you and your exes could work together better. There is no reason why you should be constantly butting heads over everything. It isn’t good for the children. And it doesn’t have to be that way.
Pesonally, I don’t think so. But I do admire people who do it… and who actually do a good job and raise a healthy, happy child. I also think it’s better for a child to grow up in a safe and secure environment, even if the parents live apart, rather than have to live in a place where he /she hears constant arguing and bickering. Children are the innocent casualties of the wars adults choose to fight…unfortunately.
Interesting… You fight with your ex wife over who she allows to babysit, yet you want the freedom to party butt naked as the parent of the said child… What makes her parenting decisions any worse or better than yours? I’m sure your ex wife entertains the idea of being free of your “help” on occasion, too. The best scenario is happy, married parents. The next best scenario is happy, divorced parents who want to work together to do the best for the child. The worst scenario is divorced parents who try to tell the other parent how to do it right. I have a daughter from my first marriage, of which I am a widow. I have a son from my second marriage, from which I am divorced. I used to envy single parents whose children had weekend visitation – they got a break. Then I realized I didn’t need a break; these are my kids! You don’t need a break from your own kids.. But any difficulties I’ve had dealing with my ex about our son pales in comparison to the relationship between my boy and his d
In a perfect world, there would be no single parents. We were supposed to get married, once, and raise our children together. How come you didn’t mention that? A major problem is that people who can’t get along bring children into this world and the child is the one that suffers. You aren’t the one who is suffering b/c you lose some independence, it’s the child who has to listen to his parents bicker over every little decision b/c neither of them is mature enough to handle the situation they created.
