If they see a strong parent who works hard to succeed, it will most likely be the same. If they see a parent giving up many things in their life or quitting many jobs, the child will most likely do the same. "The results of one study, which looked at children born to single mothers and not to single mothers following divorce, suggested that the key for many children" is growing up in a stable family, where they do not go through divorce or other changes in the family, whether it is a single-parent home or a married home” (Pollet 2). Raising a child alone is not easy and making it perfect is now outdated. Everyone has their own way of teaching their children to do things and all families have problems in their lives. Teenagers can become rebellious even if raised by a good mother and father. Situations like these sometimes just happen and we are humans we make mistakes, children make mistakes. It seems to me that in this generation there are more children dropping out of school than I have ever seen before. Most of the kids I've met who drop out live at home with their married parents. This surprised me too because I don't have two people in my life telling me not to give up on school. I don't have two people who support my life decisions. I only have one and she is my mother, but she has put in enough effort to show me what I can be if I do things right. “It can be extremely difficult for a parent to raise a