The Bad Rap of "Baby Mamas"

The Bad Rap of “Baby Mamas”

Lately, I’ve been coming across some interesting lists on why one needs to stay clear of baby mamas and I’ve been seeing A LOT of the worst examples of baby mamas on television as of late.

A little about me: I am a divorcee with an eight year old who doesn’t like being put into the box that comes with labels like “baby mama”.

Here’s my problem with the lists and bad baby mamas: you can’t make a sweeping generalization about a group based off of these examples. 

Dating and the Single Mom

Painting I did as a Christmas present to my son. 

Alright, so I know I promised to publish posts about other things (like that book review I've been meaning to get to) but I have to address this one today.

So I am a person that despite being the hopeless/hopeful romantic that I am, I tend to actually approach my dating life in a careful way. I give up dating for a few months here and there and tend to take long breaks from being around people in general while I sit back and reassess what I will and will not accept in the behaviors of a friend or boyfriend towards me.

One thing that I will NEVER accept in this regard, is a person looking at my child as a handicap or a reason to detract from who I am as a person.

Why?