By Ray Hanania – Suburban Chicagoland, 05/05/2022 “…Dad, who was never married to the boy’s mother, has raised his son since birth, and the boy has been living exclusively with Dad for most of his life. The mother hadn’t seen the child for several years, according to court documents, because of an order of protection

By Lois Oladejo – AmoMama 11/01/2021 “…A dad went viral after sharing an emotional account of his life as a single dad since his baby mama abandoned him and his baby girl. His story inspired more dads to take on the challenge of single parenthood…” Read the entire article: https://news.amomama.com/281975-dads-emotional-post-raising-his-baby-dau.html

By The Oklahoman 05/21/2021 “…First, previous Oklahoma law stated a pro-shared parenting policy of the state “provided that parents agree to cooperate.” This could be interpreted as giving one parent a veto over shared parenting…” Read the entire article: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/opinion/2021/05/21/despite-needed-changes-work-left-do-oklahoma-shared-parenting-law/5156117001/

By Elizabeth Mamacos – parent24 03/17/2021 “…Research shows that boys who grow up with an absent fathers are more likely to display aggression and other hyper-masculine behaviors, which increases their risk for unhealthy relationships, crime, joining gangs, dropping out of school and addiction…” Read the entire article: https://www.news24.com/parent/family/parenting/what-is-single-parents-day-and-why-should-we-care-20210317

By Dennis Malloy – New Jersey 101.5 08/21/19 “We know the statistics — that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison,” Obama said. “They