Isn’t easier to move to a bigger city where you can land a decent job with a steady income, as opposed to being in a small city so you can be closer to you kid, even it means struggling financially? You won’t see your son/daughter….but at least you won’t be on the streets.
How common is it for single fathers to sacrifice being close to their child in a city/town small with limited job opportunities, for the sake of remaining poor?,
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The answer really depends on the family situation, but if it’s about facing homelessness, yeah, move.
Money isn’t everything. I do have kids, but for some men, especially divorcees, they rarely if ever get to see their children even in the same town. The way some women fight to keep children out of their fathers lives completely, making it even harder to see them in exchange for a little bit of money isn’t a good option. I’ve seen good men, far more qualified to care for their children than their mother, get absolutely nothing because courts almost always favor mom. If that happened to you, would you really look back and say you’re happy you moved away and made more money instead of spending what little time you could with them?