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Having one child in a lone parent household is the same as 2 parent 2 child?

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KeenBlueSnail · 08/05/2025 10:15

I meet with a friend on a weekend with her two kids. She's from nct class so second baby the same age.

I'm a lone parent as I was left during pregnancy and no family local.

Friend was just saying how easy it must be for me and how I don't get stressed etc and how my house is tidy.

I forgo washing my hair, social life, hobbies, clean my house after work and plan everything to try and make it work for my child (18 months).

She's got a husband who WFH apet from two days a week, she's not working ATM and kids will go to nursery two days a week when she's back at work in the next few weeks. (She took extended leave of 1 year than gardening leave and now starting new job).

Anyway she says I have it mega easy with one.

Aibu in thinking it's much the same?

OP posts:
Pennyplant19 · 08/05/2025 10:23

She’s ridiculous. I raised my daughter alone and know how hard it is. I take my hat off to you Flowers

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KeenBlueSnail · 08/05/2025 10:22

Sahara123 · 08/05/2025 10:21

I imagine it’s much harder being a single parent? You don’t have a partner to share the physical and mental load with for a start. I take my hat off to you, it must be hard. I mean, my husband is incredibly messy at times which I could do without, but generally speaking we share most things.

She's got two so harder? I don't know.

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Sahara123 · 08/05/2025 10:21

I imagine it’s much harder being a single parent? You don’t have a partner to share the physical and mental load with for a start. I take my hat off to you, it must be hard. I mean, my husband is incredibly messy at times which I could do without, but generally speaking we share most things.

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