I am a single mother. My son is not a criminal.

[Playinghardball]

My son is not a criminal.

Hell, he's barely ever been in trouble. He doesn't keep his room as clean as he could, and he gets lazy in school sometimes (or perhaps bored), and sometimes he gives attitude, but I don't think those things rise to the level of actually being criminal.

I can't believe that we single mothers are now in the crosshairs. I chose not to have an abortion, but now that's not good enough either?

Shit, it gets even worse, because I took birth control pills for years too. So I'm a slut single mother raising a criminal. Man, didn't realize what a bad person I really was ...

My son will be 19 this year. He is a "Hurricane Andrew" baby. He wasn't planned, but I don't believe in accidents. I thought about abortion for about 45 seconds but that was not the right CHOICE for me. I became a single mother on May 31, 1993.

More at: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/07/1071788/-I-am-a-single-mother-My-son-is-not-a-criminal-?via=spotlight

[Loudmxr]

1. You made me weep. Which is a good thing.

Your son has a very good mother.

I became an orphan five years ago. My father would be 116 and my mother, soon to be 96.

My Mommy is the spirit of fight, my father is the spirit of forgiveness.

Now I am an internationally famous civil rights leader. As I am fond of saying... How did that happen????

It's because I was raised by wonderful loving parents.

Like I think (that means with reason) you are.

Give your son a hug and a kiss from someone you have never met but admires you.

[Honeycombe8]

2. Shame on you, you Jezebel!

You probably have a scarlet dress in your closet, too!

[appleannie1]

3. That should go viral. I posted it to my facebook wall.

[Raven]

4. I am a single mother and my son is a criminal

to most folks on the right. It was not easy. Will was in first grade when I started law school. He used to sit on my lap and try to read my law books. There were many, many times that I could not be with him because I was working and going to school at night. I am a proud single mother and, when I think about it, other than my father, Will's grandfather, I had very little support (literally) from the man who begat him.