My aro quandry: How can I be single and a mother but not be a single mother?
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@sunflower_avenue which thing about ‘single mother’ are you trying to avoid?
@sunflower_avenue ah yeah building up that kind of network can be difficult in western (esp US) society
@Satsuma its the being the sole/primary provider and supporter for a child. Idk if ill ever have the capacity to do it without support from others.
(There are plenty of ways people do this, largely outside of white, upper/middle class, culturally christian home. Living in intergenerational homes where support is spread out as an example. But i dont have that existing family structure to lean on that way)