Originally Posted by mari eve

I have'nt read all of the replies .. but saw the thread and wanted to add my 2cents..

Ques "should single mothers be forced back to go back to work?"


My thoughts are a definate NO! issues surounding Ferral children and the broken family unit are numerous & cannot be resolved by sending Mothers Out to work.

Fact 1 - childern need Mothers they need a mothers guidence love and nurturing
Fact 2 - children dont stand a cats chance of reciving this type of care "proper" if mothers are FORCED to go out to work.

Having said all of this I totally agree that the single parent issue is a mess and needs sorting out - but we need to be responsible in how we go about this.

To my way of thinking it would be far more productive for goverments to bring about programs that will lower the single parent circumstance.
( see my post on thread "do children need fathers")

while the trend toward single paranting is lowered we then need to tackle the issues surrounding the cost of currant single parent households to the tax payer.

And the most effective way to tackle this is to force the fathers of these single parent children to work - as opposed to the mothers.

Fact- fathers have a duty to support their offspring
Fact- Men achieve a greater sense of responsiblty and self-esteem when they are put in a position of supporting their familes.

Fact- African/Afro men need positions of social responsiblity
Fact- African/Afro men need careers and jobs.

I say give the jobs to the fathers ( bring about accountabilty )and let the mothers raise the children - Ferral children benefit noone. Restore the Family Unit.

Give Men the JOBS! Set and set an example to the children