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Well, I held it off as long as I could but now I just have to speak up. And considering this blog is dedicated to trends, I felt it was an appropriate format to talk about the trend of unmarried couples having the babies.
It's no secret that over the past few decades, single parent households have increased (although not as much as you may think...according to the U.S. Census, single parent households were at about 9 percent from 1994 through 2006, up from 5 percent in 1970).
Some attribute it to a decline of society or family values. Others say marriage isn't really relevant anymore and many people purposely choose not to get married.
My thoughts? It's probably a combination of a lot of things.
But while people will talk until they are blue in the face about the issues surrounding unwed mothers and fathers, little seems to be said from the ones this issue affects the most: the kids.
I, myself, am the product of an unwed union. (Gasp!). My mother was 19, my father in his...
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