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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG you all are all SES and High income whatever but no concept of language.

Single parent means not in a relationship. They may be doing 100% of the work; getting 10-100% financial support  but they are not romantically attached. They can date if they wanted to; had time to, etc.

Solo Parent - means you do 100% of the work and have 100% of the financial responsibility. If the other parent gets the kid one weekend a month or pays something but nothing required you are a solo parent. It happens by choice, death, abandonment, etc.

I see a lot of moms on here who whine because of their work load at home. They are solo parenting - unseen labor of planning meals, camps, which APs their children should take or what bathing suit is socially appropriate did Johnny get his inhaler to school; all the school forms; etc. Dad couldn't name the kid's doctor unless he looked at a bill.

But ha ha - the women allow this. You chose to scramble your DNA with whoever for the image, wedding, his potential/existing income, house, status and then whine that he doesn't do enough now that you aren't together or you have to control everything and you never let him be involved. If the former, you created that and it's the price you pay to have someone pay your horse or club dues. If the later, let Johnny not participate because the inhaler isn't available and tell the school to call his father. Don't plan a meal except for yourself - no one will starve; stop cleaning or let him clean to his standard not yours.

Written a single mom (chose my situation it didn't choose me) who is friends with divorced moms, solo dads (wow one married a gold digger but he does all the work), parents together. I find you all ridiculous but this is high entertainment until the new season starts. 
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I agree with your definition of single mom, but am completely confused by your definition of solo mom.  You say that solo mom means 100% financial responsibility and then go on to describe a mom who is married to the father of the child, witth husband paying the medical bills as a solo mom.

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Married woman is solo parenting because her husband and her think it’s 1955

I am a solo parent because I am 100% ultimately responsible for my child(ren) from financial, decisions about life, and all logistics. But I might have a village that rivals the married woman above from rich grandparents giving money for schools or do after school pick up etc [/quote]

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