Debunking myths around single motherhood

Debunking myths around single motherhood (Photo: iStock)

When 33-year-old Sandra Muthoni posted a photo of her son’s graduation on Facebook, the first comment was not “Congratulations!” but “Where’s the father?”

She didn’t flinch. “I’ve gotten so used to that question that I now smile and ask; do they ask the same when a dad posts his child’s photo?” she says. “It’s as if people expect me to apologise for doing it alone.”