Seattle's single moms find strength in one another

[Single dad]

So what about us single dads? Where's our support groups? Or is it because we're men we're supposed to be able to handle it "better" than a single mom? We have all the same problems that a single mother does, but we don't have the support system a single mother has.

When is it my turn to get some help?

[Ian Johnson]

Just check out what's happening to Boise State runningback Ian Johnson, for proof on all of this.

[unknown]

You are a silly silly man..Black purple red orange...it doesn't matter....she is a single Mom and it is hard...that is the story not some big ego issue about black and white.
You are a silly silly man...
I think that this is a up lifting story I love it.

David Walker wrote:

I am an African-American man. I am VERY offended by this article, more specifically, the pictures. Not hard to figure out, I depise seeing anything showing a white woman with a black man, and especially the offspring. That's because it only spurrs even more hatred. Have you ever noticed that while you see light-skinned black children on pictures of products all the time (let's face it, they're often more physically attractive), you RARELY see the mother. In fact, there was one where a beautiful light-skinned little black girl was sitting on the lap of a DARK-skinned black mother (if that was indeed her mother). Why is that ok? Because nobody is against it. It doesn't matter whether my friends are white, black, Mexican, Arab, or Chinese. I asked them over the years, what honestly do they stereotype about black men who have kids with non-black women, and they agree that it is the most hated.
Will black men ever stop having children with non-black women? Of course not. But, this is something that needs to be KEPT QUIET and not put the spotlight on. I know that picture offends many black women.
Furthermore, mention of her film school boyfriend who was gone when the son was born just once again feeds the stereotype of black men: Get the white woman pregnant, and disappear from her and the child's life, and contribute nothing.
And, the skin color of either Randy Anderson or the father of her child has NO bearing on the story. So, you should have just shown a picture of the son. Leave it to the readers to guess what race either parent was, but picturing the mother just takes EVERYBODY'S concentration off the issue at hand (single mothering), and you KNOW that readers are half thinking about "black man/white woman/illegitimate child."
If this were an artical SPECIFICALLY about biracial children, then fine, show the pictures. You may THINK that showing just how much these exist breeds more acceptance, but all it does is breed more hate. Believe me, I know. One such example is whenever a black man has a job interview, he's asked to bring a picture of his family. Why? It's obvious. If his wife is white or Mexican or Arab or Chinese, he gets rejected for the job.
If I sound angry, it's because I am. PLEASE DO NOT (or at least minimize) showing pictures of children of black fathers and non-black mothers. I know that you mean well, but this was very hurtful for me, as well as many black men to see. It reinforces ALL stereotypes that society has about black-American men.
David Walker

[Randi is a predator]

BTW, Everyone should know that Randi J Anderson is a faulty person. She never had a "boyfriend" who left her. Will everyone stop assuming the poor little ugly white girl was left by a man? First off, Randy Stalked this poor young man, begged him for sex,, got him drunk enough to where she could rape him and by the time she got him so drunk, he told the bitch to get the hell off of him. She raped a man and got pregnant on purpose. Randi, the reason you will never have a father for your child is #1. A father is someone you had a relationship with, not a victim you raped,and you NEVER had any relationship with your victim, 2#, there is no proof who' fathered your son, and also he will forever remain fatherless, your victim wants nothing to do with you nor YOUR SPAWN, you are deceptive, using your son as a pawn for noteriety to build a single mother support group so people will feel sorry for you. You are a Rapist, you forced yourself on a victim, by judging your physical appearance, it becomes even more clear, never know woman rape men but everyone needs to know you ARE A FRAUD!

[MARK IS A PSYCHO]

Seriously??? What the hell is wrong with you?? GO BACK TO THE INSTITUTION YOU CAME OUT OF!!! How stupid are you?? Seriously!!

Randi is a predator wrote:

BTW, Everyone should know that Randi J Anderson is a faulty person. She never had a "boyfriend" who left her. Will everyone stop assuming the poor little ugly white girl was left by a man? First off, Randy Stalked this poor young man, begged him for sex,, got him drunk enough to where she could rape him and by the time she got him so drunk, he told the bitch to get the hell off of him. She raped a man and got pregnant on purpose. Randi, the reason you will never have a father for your child is #1. A father is someone you had a relationship with, not a victim you raped,and you NEVER had any relationship with your victim, 2#, there is no proof who' fathered your son, and also he will forever remain fatherless, your victim wants nothing to do with you nor YOUR SPAWN, you are deceptive, using your son as a pawn for noteriety to build a single mother support group so people will feel sorry for you. You are a Rapist, you forced yourself on a victim, by judging your physical appearance, it becomes even more clear, never know woman rape men but everyone needs to know you ARE A FRAUD!