You can ask almost any child that grew up with a single parent, it is absolutely expected for every parenting role to be fulfilled by that one person. If it is a mother, she must be a mother, but her child also expects her to protect and toughen her children. If it is a father, he must be father, but he is also expected to nurture his children as a mother would.
However, we know that this burns single parents out. Sometimes not every parental requirement is fulfilled when both of the parents are in the home, just because there is no human that is perfect at parenting.
The child, however, puts their hope in the idea that this one parent with be the perfect equivalent of two, and this generally leads to some disappointment.
This is not just for the situation of a single parent, but for any situation in life. Your trust should be in the Lord! Otherwise, putting all of your trust in mankind, whether one person or many, will lead to disappointment, but God NEVER fails!
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