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RE: 🛺💨 Well, I Guess This Is Now A Three-Wheeled School Bus Driver Blog 🚸👨✈️
This is probably a common feature of a lot of SE Asia. Virtually every woman I knew in Thailand that was unmarried and in their 30's had a kid tucked away somewhere, normally being taken care of by the grandparents. It is quite rare to encounter a single mom that is actually directly looking after their child/children. I haven't gone out of my way to meet a great many Vietnamese people, but from what I hear it is a similar situation with any single people past their 20's.
I know in Thailand the state does almost nothing to help in these situations but at least there it seems as though a strong family bond kind of makes up for that, which I think is better. However, if you run into a situation like yours, that can be a really bad thing since that girl isn't going to get anything from her family or the state. It's a good thing there are empathetic and kind people like you in the world.
The situation doesn't sound too different from what happens here. I haven't spent enough time in Thailand to get a feel for how it happens there, but it does feel in Vietnam that a single woman can easily be self-employed and financially stable, and I think this causes husbands to respect their wives more.
Here in Cambodia it's rare to see a single woman with kids gainfully employed and living a healthy single life, so this often causes them to stay with philandering/abusive husbands even when they would rather be apart.