My Single Parent Household Drove Me to Toxic Masculinity
Single-parent households are becoming more common in today’s world. The western family structure is beginning to break down, and has been breaking down for years now. Data shows us that since the 1960s, both the United States and the United Kingdom have seen rises in single-parent households.
Single-parent households are amongst some of the most vulnerable in all societies. And With women heading the majority of single-parent households. It is even harder.
I have been a victim of a single-parent household. Now I am not saying I do not have a great mum, but my childhood could have been better. I appreciate her very much. She worked extremely hard to give me the best she could, and I will always be indebted to her hard work for raising me.
After meeting my father in St. Lucia at the age of fifteen, she believed it was love. Unfortunately for them, I came along. Coming from a conservative Christian home in the Caribbean left my mum in a difficult position. She could not abort the baby, and her parents wanted her out because they felt shamed by her.
She managed to find herself in the United Kingdom with my great grandmother. Who would soon become my primary parent as my mother finished school. Although courageous and strong, my mum was still a sixteen-year-old with little…
