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He’s spurred to do so, however, by Roza (Michelle Tzontchev), a single parent who now tellingly goes by the anglicized Rose, but is troubled by her growing distance (and more so, her young son’s) from her cultural roots — and her fading memories of a mother who didn’t travel and change with them.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Jim described himself as a lifelong car geek, but his schoolteacher mother was a single parent.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The attendees were grouped into circles of chairs representing families, with each person given an individual role – like a single parent, a child working to help support their family or an elderly person trying to find services.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
More than 60% of Florida’s education staff professionals earn less than $35,000 a year, far below the $61,002 minimal living wage needed for a single parent with one child to have a modest standard of living.
—Andrew Spar, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Jim described himself as a lifelong car geek, but his schoolteacher mother was a single parent.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The attendees were grouped into circles of chairs representing families, with each person given an individual role – like a single parent, a child working to help support their family or an elderly person trying to find services.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
More than 60% of Florida’s education staff professionals earn less than $35,000 a year, far below the $61,002 minimal living wage needed for a single parent with one child to have a modest standard of living.
—Andrew Spar, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Single parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20parent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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