Hi all. I’m 32 and a single mum of two. No dad on the scene and this has always been the case. That was their choices. I’m not a huge user of social media, but recently I’ve noticed so much hate aimed towards single mother’s (not father’s, infact, I’ve seen posts saying single father’s statistically do a better job than single mother’s, bla bla bla). The “funny” memes are endless, the comments are unbelievable. Mostly from blokes describing themselves as “high value” and talking about how ladies in my position are bottom of the pile. I’m aware of how algorithms work, and the more I clicked on these types of posts, the more they come up. I now hide them from my feed, but some still manage to find their way in. I never noticed these types of posts when my eldest was a tot (she’s now nearly 11) and infact, I’ve only ever received praise about what a great job I’m doing in the past, including from guys. Is this a rise in all the ‘red pill’ nonsense? I try not to let it but it does get me down. I’m a good mum, my children are my everything, my bills are paid, I don’t drink or do drugs, I’m not promiscuous, I’m a good friend etc. Although I’m not actively dating and never have tbh, I suppose there is a little part of me that hopes to find love someday. These comments are so off putting though that it makes me want to stay single forever to protect myself and makes me feel like nobody would want me anyway. Sorry that this is quite rambling. I suppose I’ve always carried a slight bit of shame that I don’t have the “traditional” set up, and I never knew that people would be so mean behind a keyboard.