“Will You Be Happy in Single Parent Family?"

“Will you be happy in single parent family?”

“Kids with two parents can have their own rooms and buy new clothes. But I have to share a room; I hardly ever get the kind of clothes I like. Mom says she can’t afford them. With all the chores I have to do around the house while she works, I feel like a maid- like being cheated out of part of my childhood.”

No doubt about it, a home with two loving parents is the ideal. A dad and mom who are together can usually offer more guidance, protection, and support. “Two are better off than one,” says the Bible, “because together they can work more effectively.” Ecclesiastes 4:9. Even so, if the two parent’s home were animal, it would likely be place on the endangered species list. For example, more than half the children in the united states will spend sometimes in a single parent family before they turn 18. Still, some youths who live in one parent households feel ashamed of their circumstances. Others feel overwhelmed by the pressures and problems to which life subject them. If you live in a one parent family, what pressures do you encounter?

Because you’re missing the full time love and care of one of your parent ,are you doomed to misery? Not at all! Much has to do with your view of the situation. Proverbs 15:15 says, “All the days of the afflicted one are bad; but the one that is good at heart has a feast constantly.” As this proverbs implies , a person’s mood is often determined more by his attitude than by his circumstances. What can you do to help yourself feel ‘good at heart’ despite your circumstances?

Counter act negative feelings, first, try not to allow the negative comments of others to arouse bad feelings. Some teachers, for example, have shown glaring insensitivity toward one parent students. Some have even assumed that any behavioural problem is the result of a faulty home environment. But ask yourself : Do the people who make these comments really know me and my family? Or are they just parroting...