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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe it's a continuum instead of black and white?

In some ways it was easier when I was married.  You could do things like go to the store when the baby was napping because there was an adult in the house.  Once divorced, I remember when I had to take the baby to urgent care in the middle of the night, and no one in the house to leave older child with.

In some ways it's easier now because when they are with their father, they are actually WITH their father.  His responsibility.  He can't do one, two-hour activity on Saturday and then wash his hands of them and go golfing.

So I get 48 hours "off" from parenting every-other weekend.  If folks want to conclude that that makes me not single mom enough, go right ahead.

I will say that one thing that bothers me is that my ex thinks of himself as a good, involved parent.  But he doesn't have to worry about vaccination schedules, refilling prescriptions, laundry (always returned dirty if at all), haircuts, transferring out the winter clothes/spring clothes, homework, etc. etc. etc.  Non custodial parents have it SO easy, they get to be "Uncle Dad" or "Aunt Mom" - all fun and none of the real heavy lifting.  I do resent it.  But I resented it when I was married too so..... yeah.

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