In years past

It was the man

That was considered

The head of the home

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We’re all aware

That in today’s world

A woman is viewed

As having that role also

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This is especially so

If she’s a single Mom

And brings home

The bacon

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Many social critics 

Debate if this is

A good idea for kids

Some argue 

That children need

A father figure

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I however

Hardly ever heard 

It said 

That kids need 

A mother figure

But why?

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It’s true

That having both parents

Are the best thing

But with the divorce rate

Almost at 50 percent

And the economy 

The way it is

Many persons are choosing

To skip the wedding bells

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That’s why adoption

And gay marriage

Are options

That society can’t

Lose sight us

For we’re evolving

In subtle

And not so subtle ways

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