One man's reflections on the true meaning of family.

There’s been a lot of talk in this referendum about what constitutes a family and many people, reared by lone and separated parents, have been hurt by what they see as an attack on their upbringing. Here, John* talks about the love that fuels his family.

I am the child of a single parent.

My best friends growing up, most of them had two parents who were married to each other.