> I said earlier that single parenting is by its nature more difficult > than dual parenting, and is compounded by the low wages and or welfare > benefits single women in particular can expect. I would also say that > children are better > off if they have two rather than one loving parent. In many cases > that second parent will be a father. Non-marital births are > not a social problem; fathers who fail to participate in parenting are. "What use are poor people if they can't be a role model for the rest of us?" -Christopher Hitchens speaking in Chicago, quoting Oscar Wilde. down with the Heilige Familie! ___________________________________ Robert Naiman 1821 W. Cullerton Chicago Il 60608-2716 (h) 312-421-1776 Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348) 1007 W. Harrison Room 1180 Chicago, Il 60607-7137 (o) 312-996-2126 (voice mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://icarus.uic.edu/~rnaima1/
