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Think carefully before you answer: Do you automatically assume that a man with children has been married?
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May 24th, 2011
As many of you know I am a stepmother. I would throw out an estimate that 99% of people that learn that my husband has children automatically assume that he was married before me. He wasn’t.
Any time someone asks a question regarding the situation with my stepchildren, it usually involves the phrase “ex-wife” or “divorce,” neither of which apply. In fact, even people that know he was never married before still make this mistake. However, I notice that it is not the same for single mothers that I know. No one seems to jump to that conclusion.
When you really think about it, do you assume that a single man with children has been married?
On the contrary, do you feel less inclined to jump to the conclusion that a single mother has been married?
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