In the US a huge percentage of kids are raised by single parents, who some were also raised by single parents, and these families have no wealth and they are ju

In the US a huge percentage of kids are raised by single parents, who some were also raised by single parents, and these families have no wealth and they are just another child away from destitution. It's actually so common you see AITA reddit threads about single parent grandmas are conflicted on how to support their single parent daughter and grandchildren and leads to all sorts of social problems. I come from a single parent household and it's clear to me what is lost by only having one half of your familial network available to you. It means your single parent has much less accountability in how they treat you and you have no where to branch out from your family if the only parent you have has an abusive or very small family.