With the stipulation that the abuse is at the hands of the custodial parent, right?

It looks like the article is focusing specifically on abuse within the home. So abuse by a day care provider wouldn't be counted, but abuse by a mother's live-in boyfriend would.

I heard about this play on the radio at lunch and I want to go see it: [link]

I'm reminded of a scene from the first episode of Grace Under Fire. Grace has just left her abusive husband, taking their three kids. She enrolled them in a new school in their new town, and within a day or two, she gets a call from the school that her oldest son, age 10 or so, has gotten into a fight. When she goes to see the teacher, the teacher says, rather condescendingly, "I know that he comes from a broken home," and Grace responds, "No, his home WAS broken. I fixed it."

The article definitely seems to be delineating correlation, not causation. There's no claim there that single parent households lead to an increased incidence of abuse, in other words. At least no claim that jumps out at me, but I just skimmed it.

I am inching towards ordering my life so I can do things like go hang out with msbelle for a bit, I wouldn't say I can see that goal from here, but it is the goal.

Am having BBQ pork for lunch. Every time I take a bite, I need to wipe BBQ sauce off my hands and mouth. Luckily, they have a roll of paper towels at every table.

Let's set aside correlation or causation here with regard to single-parent families because I think I will stroke the fuck out if I have to ponder that...

What I want to know is what this legislation will accomplish. If the point is to fucking shame people for being single parents, then fuck you.

If the legislation is to help provide additional services or support for single parents, then you get applause.

There are all kinds of reasons why people are single parents (or functional single parents) and if they want to shame people, I have no use for you and I hope the good people of WI will vote you promptly out of office.

dance of joy, - t, dance of joy. getting on the path is a great step.

And Amy, while I no longer have the makings for cocktails on hand, I would re-stock for you.

I'd settle for a beer, to be honest. Or just your company, actually. Which reminds me that people should come HERE and visit me, too! For real. Please. Now.

There are all kinds of reasons why people are single parents (or functional single parents) and if they want to shame people, I have no use for you and I hope the good people of WI will vote you promptly out of office.

This.

I am pretty sure the Single Mothers' by Choice national organization is stroking out at this guy's proposed legislation.