Jamilah Lemieux

“It implies something that’s not necessarily true, that the vast majority of single mothers had no agency in their position,”

Jamilah Lemieux · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Lemieux, a Los Angeles-based single mother, argued in her book that the term 'single mom by choice' creates a hierarchy that unfairly credits some mothers over others.

“So many mothers are single mothers because they left an unhappy, unhealthy or unsafe relationship. They don’t get the same credit or respect that we would give to somebody who conceived via IVF or adopted a child.”

Jamilah Lemieux · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Lemieux, a Los Angeles-based single mother, argued in her book that the term 'single mom by choice' creates a hierarchy that unfairly credits some mothers over others.