This is where I believe the stigma of divorce remains. As a parent there is a ton of information and studies out there discussing the ill effects divorce has on children. And much is conflated to include single parent households.

I've met and interact through a local association of a different topic, another woman who is very clear about having raised her children as a divorcee as opposed to as a single mom. It's a cultural statement that draws some sort of boundary in how her parenting is viewed.

I could relate quite well with why she does after I myself had moved to this community after living and parenting in the community I had moved from where there was a feel of pity et al. Because it's viewed as removing wealth from a child's life and a step down in the social rung of the ladder. Not that being married to my ex was some magical key to having money considering his financial irresponsibilities. It's certainly a factor in viewing staying married 'forever' as a family institution. Financial a studies about emotional well being of children.