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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just like in the marriages described by the envious here, two divorced parents that are present in a child's life is not the same as both parents taking care of the emotional, schooling, financial, etc needs of the child EQUALLY.  I know a mom whose ex has the kid according to a 50-50 custody schedule, but the ex doesn't contribute financially, hardly feeds the kid, doesn't wash the kid's clothes at his apartment, makes the kid sleep in the living room (since there is only one bedroom), etc. etc.  She has to do all of the invisible labor of planning and so forth, signing the kid up for things at school, doctor's appointments, and so forth.  Plus she has to constantly remind the ex of when he has to pick up the kid, because sometimes he just....forgets.

So I guess it's great that she's got a couple evenings off a week?  Definitely a situation to envy.[/quote]

One can acknowledge that her situation sounds crappy while also acknowledging that she isn’t actually a single mother.[/quote]

But she is single and a mother, and therefore a single mother.  OP's issue is purely that she wants something that her 'friend' has, and is taking issue with the 'friend's' use of the term 'single mother' because she is envious.  [/quote]

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