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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The above person specifically said, "It's particularly a jerk move when the person with the objectively easier situation looks at the person with the objectively harder situation and says, "Yep, I'm there too. I can relate." [/quote]

NP. The thing is, it's not about easier or harder. It's about having similar circumstances.

My DH travels 50-75% of the time. I have a friend whose husband is in the military. One time I was complaining about the adjustment period when DH returns home. She said, "now you get what I go through." I think when people say things like that, it's more about them wanting to find a common thread, something to bond over, rather than having a pissing contest.

I'm not a single parent. I have a DH who travels for weeks at a time though (and isn't always reachable by phone for emergencies). To say I don't understand anything about solo parenting is disingenuous. I don't get it all and I do get breaks from solo parenting, but I don't get to ship the kids off every other weekend or whatever the custody agreement states. [/quote]

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