A generic comment on two parent vs. one parent households. The degree to which kids are “well adjusted” or “successful as adults” is much more highly correlated to the parents’ education level and the emphasis they place on education for their kids than it is as to whether there are two parents living under the same roof. To use an extreme example, statistically speaking, the kids of two divorced professionals are on average going to turn out more well-adjusted (and successful as adults) than the kids of a married couple in Bumfuck, Utah that didn’t graduate from high school. Again, on average.
If you feel this way, I feel sorry for you. Some of the most messed up kids in the world come from family’s where they do not get enough nurturing from their parents, or are physically and emotionally abused. This has nothing to do with the educational level of the parents. Parents that have a high educational level abuse, just as much as parents who only graduated high school. No diff here.
A child that grows up in an safe, loving environment with parents who love and respect each other are far better than growing up in a household with parents who have money, but lack love for each other. The children can sense this and this is NOT a happy home. It will affect their sense of self and future relationships, no doubt.
