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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the people saying single moms have it easy must have useless husbands. Or their own standards are so low that they would feed their kids hot dogs every night of their husband wasn’t around to notice.[/quote]

[b]DP.  When my husband was gone for a year doing a fellowship I used to make a big platter of fruit, veggies, cheese, crackers, olives and hummus for dinner every night.  
The kids liked it.  I liked it.  It was healthy.  
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There are a lot of things that are harder about being a single mom.  There is no one there to balance out your weaker points or to share in joyful moments or hold you when things are hard.  
But yes, meal prep is definitely easier.  [/quote]  Everyone keeps talking about how they'd eat some fruit or a bowl of cereal for dinner.  And how that would just make everything easier.  But that's not how you feed for your families continually because you know growing children need a well balanced variety of foods, and that over time those needs change.  Single mother aren't taking a break from their reality.  Sure, usually on Fridays it's kind of fend for yourself night, and I let them figure it out.  But I've got two athletic teens; I can't serve them a platter of hummus and veggies. That's like an appetizer to them. More evenings than not they need a substantial dinner.  I do understand that some things are easier when you're single (you get to make all the decisions, etc), I do not deny that.   But a break from a few responsibilities here and there is not comparable to every single day. [/quote]

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