TV host and actress Joselyn Dumas has been open about the difficulties single mothers face while trying to go back into the dating scene.
In a recent discussion on her YouTube channel, Joselyn Dumas shared a personal story about a friend of his 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.
“We have our kids as single mothers but we still want to be happy. We still want to date other people.“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 also questioned the difference in attitude towards adoption, suggesting that caring for a non-biological child should not be viewed differently.
”I asked him, ‘What about adoption?’ And he said that’s different. But if you ask me, it’s not that different,”said she.
The actress 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.
