至於孩子,美國50%的離婚率,在這裏生長的孩子們對父母離異的心態要比大多數中國人想像的平和得多。見多了假期在父母住地之間飛來飛去探望的孩子,給父母的新配偶送結婚禮物的孩子,白人同事朋友中離了婚,或父母離了婚的占了一大半,我還真不覺得這些人小時候或他們的孩子就是問題兒童。父母之間可以不再相愛,不再住一起,對孩子來說,更重要的是知道父母都愛他,平時起居有個安定祥和的氣氛。所以我在上法律課時,家庭法的教授(律師)說,離婚的概念對孩子來說可以理解為“reorganization of the family”。孩子的母親還是母親,父親還是父親,男女雙方的婚姻關係解除了,對孩子的義務責任不變,感情的付出當然也應該不變,或更多。好多十幾歲的美國孩子都懂男女之事,覺得父母之間的關係是他們自己的事,將來你要像傳統中國人那樣說什麽“我都是為了你。。。”,他們是不會理解的。我看到的,聽到的因為夫妻關係不好,十幾歲的孩子勸父母離婚的例子也不少。美國報刊雜誌上常說,現代家庭形式多樣化,並非一父一母才是常態,離異的,同居的,再婚的,同性戀的,單身男女用donor的精子或卵子生孩子的,都可以和孩子組成幸福的家庭,隻要你真心愛孩子。
Easy said than done, it is very tough for a single mom working full time while raising the kids, especially for those who immigrated from other country without a solid network and support circle. 樓主也不必咄咄逼人的去為自己的理論辯護,甚至貶低那些有異意的人。你的理念是對的,想法是積極的,但大千世界每個人的情況都不同,說實在的,多數離婚的單身媽媽都沒那麽RICH, 但都有迫不得已的緣故而不得不離婚,而又因著自己的責任和母子連心的感情而挑起撫養孩子的重擔。對她們應該給予尊重與支持,沒有人是心甘情願選擇了這條艱難的路,也不是所有人都跟樓主一樣才華過人,冰雪聰明,但她們的選擇和堅持卻閃耀著人性的光輝。不好意思,借你的寶地,多說的幾句。。
aprilpinkrose 發表評論於
回複秒秒的評論:
有個伴侶當然好過單身,前提是這個伴侶要能為你做到“渴了有人倒水,有人幫修燈泡,有人說話,有人配,有人欣賞”。“一把一把的人可以陪看電影”說的是“退一步說,找到能結婚成家的合適對象並不容易”的情況。要是有值得信任的固定伴侶,當然不用退而求其次了,just go for it!
如果“是個單身媽媽“with no money”?
如果隻是個低薪的普通女人,那又當如何?
你的主意,有點像瑪麗皇後問沒麵包吃的人為什麽不吃蛋糕。
這天底下沒錢也沒什麽技能的人多得是,不知道你有什麽好主意?都去找個白人?白人是這種女人的救世主?
看人世間 發表評論於
女人要真真得解放自己,首要任務是經濟上的獨立。經濟上和男人平等了,才能談到其他的平等。
aprilpinkrose 發表評論於
回複whatandhow的評論:
The incident is the same however the capability of coping with it, the perceptions and social support are different due to different social and cultural environments. And that's what I am talking about. A simple fact as an example: in China children from single parent family are often viewed as "abnormal" and discriminated, and in US it is much less of an issue.
whatandhow 發表評論於
I agree with you on the importance of women's independence. However, the impact on the children is the same no matter where they are. It is true that there are more divorced Americans than Chinese. But the negative impact bringing children the bitterness is always the same. It does not make children in America feel better just because divorce happens more often.
women, no matter what age and at what marital status, have to be "self reliant" and independent emotionally and financially. With the right mind (emotional capacity), you can plan, and you know how to plan your life and how to solve problems when you encouter some. With financial ability, you can afford to hire help, to buy things you need. single or divorced women often live happier than women in unhappy marriage.
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To Quarx: welcome. You should write about your experiences if you think it is different from other people's. Then we can have more fun on the internet. :)