"I think I was a great parent, but overall, kids do better in two-parent homes. "

Mine were almost 2 and 5 months when my marraige broke up. I was going to comment on the previous post about single parents, but others did well enough on that. I had to comment on this.

Mine are now 19 and 22. With few exceptions, their friends are from two parent households. And let me tell you....these kids are messed up! Some of them dangerously so!

It's not the number of parents, it's not the race, religion, gender, etc of the parents that matters, it's the quality of the parenting.

I've held my breath for a long time, and they're still not completely grown, but I am very proud of the way they're turning out. And I cannot believe they would have been better off with their father living here! He's an alcoholic gambler who only thinks of his family as an after-thought.

Sorry, again, maybe I'm an exception, but I don't think so.