There are obviously men that have done this, but you run into a lot of women that have had to raise children on their own. And it's a tough deal. But we know this, The ideal setting, the one that history, thousands of years of collective human history teaches us... the most effective way to raise children is in a home in which a loving mother and father are doing it together. Although in some circumstances, unfortunately, that's not possible for a variety of reasons. Well, my mom was married and divorced seven times. I never had a father growing up. (11:37–11:54)
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