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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get over it.

Analyze why this matters to you.[/quote]

I was pretty clear, she gets more free time in a week then I get in two months yet she’s adopted the persona of a beleaguered single mom doing it all on her own. I’ve noticed others do it as well. 
I was raised by a single mom, my father removed himself to the other side of the country, I watched her work two jobs and completely forgo a social life to keep a roof over our heads, my mother was a single mother.  My friend is a part-timer at best but likes to play the part. that’s what bothers me.  
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Stop projecting your dissatisfaction with your own life onto your "friend". It isn't your place to say whether or not your single mom friend "qualifies" for support or understanding.

It is absolutely your responsibility to check into why you feel content to criticize her content, take her inventory, and dictate how she can/can't identify, based on your own metrics and level of burnout.

This is 100% a you problem, OP. Mind your own business and work on your own life quality.[/quote]

Best answer in the thread, so far. Mind the business that pays you OP.[/quote]

Disagree. I think OP has a legitimate criticism.

Why? Because essentially her friend is lying. Publicly lying to get attention.

It is also publicly disrespectful to the other parent. Going on social media and publicly saying you are a single parent completely ignores the important role the other parent is playing in these kid(s) lives.  It not only affects the other parent negatively, but it affects the kids too. It is a form of parental alienation.

Imagine you were this kid who spends half the time with his father.  His mother is blasting out to the world that she is a "single parent" and getting lots of sympathy and tut-tuts. Don't you think that is bad for this kid's psyche?

Single parent means you are parenting alone, without physical or financial assistance from the other parent.

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