>I think you're missing the point many of us (myself included)
>are trying to make here. And yes, there are hundreds of
>thousands of examples of single parent households that churned
>out critically-thinking, productive, and decent human beings.
>But is that what we should aspire to? Of course not.

Why not? I think divorce can be just as damaging as being a "baby mama" or a single parent...and you won't see me singing any baby mama songs. IMHO the structure we currently live in was forced on us when we arrived here on slave ships. My ancestors were not "immigrants" and the system we learned to adapt to does not necessarily suit our needs. Everything we do is commodified, often at our expense. As a result, we get caught up in these cycles and talking and singing about anything to make a buck. Shooting the messenger is not going to help the problem. We can choose to be critical, to always attack the "product" or "producer" while totally supporting the "manufacturer" and "distributer" who is holding up the whole structure. This will never solve the problem. Sigh...