Is Toby growing "too fast too soon"? To what extent is he a "hurried child"? With contrast to the past, America today has become a culture in which the single or divorced parent is quickly becoming less of a minority as well as a much more openly accepted concept. However, as with many such societal changes these progressions have not come un-critiqued and are thus highly debated by a wide variety of opinionative Americans. When assessing and therefore simplifying the true meaning behind this range of views one of the major questions one can obtain is: are children being forced to grow up too fast too soon as a result of burdens placed on them by these single parent relationships? Many among us have for one reason or another chosen a side of this argument. There are those who believe the answer is yes, these types of relationships...