The article, “Do Moms and Dads Have Equal Parental Rights?” by Debrina Washington explores the dynamic between mothers and fathers when trying to decide custody of their children during a time of separation. Historically speaking, mothers generally were given custody over the children because they were considered to be the “care takers” while men were the “providers.” However, now in modern day child custody cases, the well being and “best interest” of the child is taken into consideration more than just the gender of the parent. More recently, fathers have been proving many myths and stereotypes wrong about the way that men are able to parent children. My father is a prime example of a man being a single parent and being able to raise a child
