Opinion I Being a single parent is not a frailty A still from the film ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’, in which Will Smith plays a single fatherPremium Shwetambara Sabharwal Single parents have the toughest job in the world. They not only single-handedly wrestle with the crazy schedules, school and playdate mandates, but also face stigmas associated with being a solo parent. Share Via Read Full Story Being a parent is challenging to say in the least. Whether you see it from the perspective of a man or a woman, parenting is probably the most difficult incline we climb with absolutely no training.