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Why single parenting feels so lonely in a crisis

I had to take my daughter to the emergency room last night and the nurse asked for her father's information and I realized there is no one else who would drop everything for my children the way I do.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The parent confronts the stark reality that they are the single point of failure in their children's safety net.

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