ACCORDING to the Ministry of Manpower website, parents qualify for six days of childcare leave a year if:

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Singles are always "penalized" when the norm is a nuclear family esp. Think HDB. We just accept it, but why should we? People don't generally choose to be "single" parents, do they?

If being "single" parents by "accident ". .... I do empathize your plight.....

But.... if being "single" parents by choice ..... then don't seek the public for assistance ..... go and work it out with your ex-spouse , please ..............

Please take responsiblity for your "action" before "jumping into the wagon of fun"

I think golden 88 is being too harsh towards the single parents community. There are lots of factors involved and it appears that golden 88 claims that single parents by choice should be discriminated.

This claim is indeed harmful for the children. We should be concerned on whether the poor children is taken good care of instead of having finger pointing game.

I am a child of a single parent family, what is important is the future, and not harping on the past.

I think there are not much unwed parents (i hope, statistically) and we should & can treat them case by case. Or else it would seems like we accept unwed parents as social norm.

I agree with Mr Anson Lim and some of the forum writers - why penalise the children based on their family type?

This might be a hard one to tackle as the public might not be as accepting towards single parents.

Hello sit_moeoo67 ....... u are sadly mistaken ..... I am not harsh with my words ...... I merely stating facts .....

If in the first place. they cannot get along well .... then why "take the plunge into parenthoods" ...... Marriage is not a game ..... or buying "pets" .........and later dispose it .....
One has to be sensible, responsible and accountable .for one's action ..... are we demanding too much!!!!


Therefore, as retierated, if being "single parents" by "accident" - (that is, act of God) ..... do have my sympathy ....... and if by "choice" ..... then it is "good luck" to you ........ evertything has to be treated equal".... no double standard ...

Oh, by the way, I am not targeting on any specific single parents ..... this is just my honest opinion and if I have antagonise any "single parents" out there ..... my apologies

i somehow agree with goldeb88. i witness many of my friends who treat marriage like a piece of paper. cannot get along? just tear the cert and go each other's way, leaving the poor kids stranding nowhere. it takes both hands to clap i.e. the fault is not on just one party. why one party went astray is also the problem of the other.

but, i don't understand 'single parents' by 'accident (act of God)"...golden88 care to elaborate?

I think this letter is rubbish. Unwed parents are not recognised legally and the laws is crystal clear for good reasons. Getting pregnant is a personal choice and well within a person's ability to decide and control. Unwed parents cannot decide to get pregnant and thereafter claim unfair treatment and demand equal legal rights. They have to pay for personal irresponsibility. However, I pity the child as they suffer for their parents' indiscretion.

how or why a marriage breaks up is irrelevant.

discrimination by social bias should be addressed.