There are more and more single mothers all the time. This has becoming very obvious. An article in The Washington Times states, "In the last decade the number of two parent households has dropped significantly. 1 in 3 children live without there fathers, and 5 million without there mothers." (I paraphrased the article.) http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/25/fathers-disappear-from-households-across-america/?page=all