Sole Provider Quotes

My father left us when I was 10, so I had to make enough money for us to be able to live in a house because my brother went in the service during Vietnam and I was sole support of my mother. And she had no skills, really, except to clean other people's houses. So I had to have a bunch of jobs, you know, as well as music.

I'm the sole provider for my child, I don't get any help. I'm not saying we're poverty stricken, but it does mean I have to work hard.

I was a single parent, and I was prohibited from working.

I've been my family's breadwinner since I was 11.

In some ways, I'm slightly like a single parent, so I need to be able to provide for my family.

If you're the only hot dog stand in town, you're hot dogs don't have to be good.

Many women are heads of households. Many are the primary wage earners for their families.

I was trying to support a family with writing. I didn't have a private income. I had no other profession.

My mama was the man of my household.

There's a lot of weight on the shoulders of a single parent, and that's taken a lot of energy away from me. It was always in the back of my mind that I had to do it, and I couldn't count on anybody. There was no one around to pay for me to get through life.