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Actress and television presenter, Joselyn Dumas has been candid about the challenges single mothers encounter while attempting to reenter the dating market.
Joselyn Dumas recently shared a personal story on her YouTube channel about a buddy who said he was reluctant to date a woman who had a child because he didn’t want to be the father of a child who wasn’t his biological child.
Dumas contended that this kind of thinking has a part in the fact that a lot of single women stay unmarried because they run against prejudices because they are parents.
“Let me tell you why we don’t go out and marry. I spoke to a friend of mine here, Anthony. He said, ‘Me, I will never be with a born one’.
“His reason was, ‘Why would I come and raise somebody else’s child? That’s not my bloodline. He doesn’t have any trace of my DNA in him. Why am I going to now help someone’s bloodline grow? What about mine?’
“And I said to myself that this is the reason why a lot of single mothers are single with their children,” he said.
She additionally criticized the disparity in perspectives about adoption, arguing that raising a child who is not biologically your own should not be seen any differently.
“I asked him, ‘What about adoption?’ And he said that’s different. But if you ask me, it’s not that different,” she said.
She underlined that sacrifice and necessity, rather than a preference for a single life, are frequently the reasons why single mothers decide to raise their children alone.
“You can raise the child on your own. It’s a sacrifice you’ve also made as a woman. Regardless of what it is, you are going to have this child and you’re going to raise this child. It’s not because we want to be single,” she said.
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