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[quote=Anonymous]OP here - indeed, it is not a contest. I posted a question to SMCs about their career issues and was curious for their feedback. I am not sure why non SMC single parenting parents have an issue with that. No-one is playing victim here, I just don't understand why you all have a problem with the term SMC or the concept of SMC and an SMC network, and why it bugs you that such a group exists.

And no, PP, as per SMC definition, you are not an SMC, since it was not your choice to become pregnant on your own. I understand that some single Moms like yourself and some of the other PPs did not have a co-parent. A friend of mine's husband recently died and left her with a 7 and 9 year old. So, now she is also a single parent. But she is not an SMC.

SMC was a term I used, that's not what is the most important here. I was curious about how parents who parent alone from day1 are able to balance parenting and career, e.g. if they had to compromise on travel, take a less demanding job with less hours, less travel etc. Please do not try and tell me that the issue is the same in a two-parent family, because it is not. My friend in Canada has two little kids under six. She has business trips to the US once in a while and she travels for four days when she does that. Her husband takes care of the kids. This would be much more difficult to do for a single parenting parent without a reliable co-parent. My other friend travels to Asia all the time, for long periods of time. Again, the husband takes care of their kid. Again, a totally single parenting parent could not be able to do this. On the other hand, I have a coworker who is divorced, but has a good arrangement with her ex. So, she can travel without a problem; her ex will take care of the kid. [/quote]

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