Definition of a Single Parent?

[Anonymous]

I really don't consider myself a single parent because my ex has the kids twice during the week and every other weekend. Am I?

[Anonymous]

I think a "single parent" is someone who doesn't have the other children's parent around to depend on for taking care of various parental things.

If you're divorced by have a good relationship with your ex who shared the effort, then I don't think of you as a "single parent." One might be not married and not in a relationship, therefore they're "single." They may also be a "parent." But they're not a "single parent."

If the other parent is not around (whether through death, abandoning of responsibilities, etc), then that to me makes someone a "single parent."

[Anonymous]

There have been multiple-page, brutal threads on this. Search.

Merry Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There have been multiple-page, brutal threads on this. Search.

Merry Christmas.

+1

[Anonymous]

Thanks first poster

Signed, newbie

[Anonymous]

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/329563.page

[Anonymous]

A single parent is someone doing it alone - no ex to take the kids, no child support or financial help from another parent. 100% alone. Otherwise, you are single and co-parenting or divorced and co-parenting, etc.

[Anonymous]

I agree with others. Drives me nuts when I hear the "but I'm a single mom" whine when someone has a fully-engaged co-parent who just doesn't happen to live in the house. No, you're not a single mom.

[Anonymous]

A parent who is single, as in not attached. It's not the same as solo parenting, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/329563.page

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with others. Drives me nuts when I hear the "but I'm a single mom" whine when someone has a fully-engaged co-parent who just doesn't happen to live in the house. No, you're not a single mom.

Judge much? I'm a single mom with nada dad assistance (not physical nor fiscal). I would never judge another woman's struggle. Not a married women with traveling DH, not a single by choice, not a widow, not a co parent. Weirdos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with others. Drives me nuts when I hear the "but I'm a single mom" whine when someone has a fully-engaged co-parent who just doesn't happen to live in the house. No, you're not a single mom.

Judge much? I'm a single mom with nada dad assistance (not physical nor fiscal). I would never judge another woman's struggle. Not a married women with traveling DH, not a single by choice, not a widow, not a co parent. Weirdos.

then you're not doing the martyr complex thing correctly.

[Anonymous]

As another single mother by any definition, I say "who cares"? Everyone carries their own burdens. I'm doing well and hope everyone else is on this holiday.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, what's with the need to label? Give it a rest.

[Anonymous]

single parent means no dad, no involvement or he doesn't exist.
co-parenting isn't a single parent.