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Why more women are choosing to be single mothers

5/10/202628 min

So you want to be a mother, but you don’t have a partner. More women are shedding the stigma of single motherhood and choosing to have children on their own. This week on The Sunday Story, NPR’s Pallavi Gogoi brings us stories from her conversations with more than 60 women who have embraced this new vision of what motherhood can be.

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Clips

Single Motherhood’s New Reality
From Stigma To Pride
The 250% Surge Explained
The Unspoken Grief
Black Moms Reject Stigma
Redefining Role Models
Courage And Avoiding Regret

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First 90 seconds

  1. Ayesha Rascoe· Host0:00

    [gentle music] I'm Ayesha Rascoe, and this is the Sunday Story from Up First. It's Mother's Day, and today on the show, we're celebrating single moms, because single motherhood is actually flourishing in America, and it's not like what you might think. These moms, most of them aren't teens. I'm 44.

  2. Savannah Lawrence· Soundbite0:23

    I'm 38.

  3. Ayesha Rascoe· Host0:24

    And they aren't all struggling.

  4. Savannah Lawrence· Soundbite0:26

    I am a family law attorney.

  5. Ayesha Rascoe· Host0:29

    I work for a major nonprofit. I make decent money. That was Savannah Lawrence and Bunmi Akinosotu. These moms, they're choosing to have families on their own. Christine Williams is a former firefighter.

  6. Savannah Lawrence· Soundbite0:45

    I don't remember who said it to me, but someone said, "If you never get married, I think you're gonna be okay. But if you never have a child, how will you feel about that?" And I remember thinking I would regret that forever.

  7. Ayesha Rascoe· Host1:00

    Today on the Sunday Story, we're rethinking single motherhood in America. Stay with us.

  8. Speaker 21:07

    This message comes from BetterHelp. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a reminder that you don't have to do this life alone. From loneliness to anxiety to financial stress, right now, people everywhere are struggling, but having a licensed therapist with you by video, phone, or chat

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