How best to deal with stigma against being a single father?

So I am letting my daughter host a sleepover, but I decided that it would be best if I met with the parents of her friend a few days before, just to iron out any problems and make all details clear. I wanted to make sure that they knew that I am a single father, and some other general things. I had honestly thought that they knew that I don't have a wife, but they don't. It's weird, because I've met them before and my daughter has slept over at their house, but when they asked if my wife would be present and I told them that I don't have a wife, or a husband, they pretty much decided to cancel. I had to just sit there and watch their daughter beg and plead to please be allowed to come to the sleepover. It was horrible knowing that that kind of behavior was required to get them to agree, and they were still cautious.​That's just one example though. I've had to deal with that kind of judgement since my daughter was born, and it hasn't gotten any easier. Does anyone have any advice on how best to deal with his kind of behavior? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3aEUEDT