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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many married moms have delusional romantic visions of what it's like to be a single mom. Misplaced envy.

For all you married moms who need a break - take one, don't be a martyr. Pay for a babysitter for one. But don't crap on single moms who likely face challenges you have no idea about. [/quote]
No, I think married moms are making the point that being a divorced mom who has 3-4 days “off” per week is easier than being the primary everything every day. Certainly not having a partner or compartment is infinitely harder. No married mother thinks an actual single mother (not a half-time mom) is an easy life. [/quote]

The definition of a single mom is simple.  You have to be single and a mom. I know an unmarried mom who has one healthy kid who was born through donor insemination.  She has an enormous trust fund, and does not work, and her one kid goes to boarding school.  I know a married mom who works works full time as a nurse, and has a deployed husband. They have 7 kids, including several with significant disabilities.  If we defined "single mom" as the person who has it harder, then mom #2 would "win" the title. But obviously that's absurd.  Because the definition of single mom is that you are single (not married, not partnered) and a mom.   Not that you have it "hard" or "easy".[/quote]

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