Advantages and disadvantages being a single mother
Nowadays single mothers are noithing strange in our life, they are just another element of our not so healthy society. There are even special shelters for those in bad financial condition, but of course not all are poor. But being a single mother has its ups and downs. To know all of them you would have to ask a real single mother.
The first advantage of being a single mother is single-handed raising of the child. A mother can choose whatever way of bringing up she wants, the child can be a sensitive mastermind or a active sportsman. It only depends on how a mother sees the future of her child. Independence is also a good point for the case. A mother deos not have to wait for the husband to bring money or allow her to spend it, if she only has enough money she wont be infringed on. As everybody knows women are the ones, who pay more attention to the kids and fathers are the strict ones and snatch at every occasion to teach the pupil. So care and love from mothers is another advantage.
But being a sigle mother has its drawbacks. The most important issue is money. It is obvious two parents would not have so much problems with obtaining livelihoods. And getting a wellpaid job is hard these days. Another disadvantage is what people think, the child can face sneers, coused by gossip, from other kids. What is connected with our nature and it cannot be changed. It is also better for a child to be brung up in full family, it will spare it a lot of problems. Being a single is very hard in the begining, after being born an infant needs a lot of care and attention, so the mother has to do twice as much as normally, so the help from the father could prove to be useful.
So as you see being a single mother has its advantages and disadvantages. You have to consider a lot of factors, from which money is only the first.
single-handed- done by one person, done without help fom anybody else - w pojedynkę
infringe on - to limit or reduce sb's rights, freedom, etc - ograniczać
snatch at - to (try to) take hold of sth eagerly - rwać się do
livelihood - the way that you earn money - środki utrzymania
sneer - an unpleasant smile or remark - szyderstwo