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I'm a single mum of 7. AMA!

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WorldCupSadness · 25/07/2026 13:29

Scared 😅

OP posts:
SleepingStandingUp · 25/07/2026 17:02

Whosthetabbynow · 25/07/2026 16:42

She is also claiming UC

and? she's using the money to put it back into the economy and employ someone else. would you prefer it all got spent on stuff?

summerrevival · 25/07/2026 17:03

SleepingStandingUp · 25/07/2026 17:02

and? she's using the money to put it back into the economy and employ someone else. would you prefer it all got spent on stuff?

I’d rather she got a full time job and stopped draining the public purse.

Cheese55 · 25/07/2026 17:03

Whosthetabbynow · 25/07/2026 13:46

Maybe our ideas of mess differ.

Who in the world cares if her house is a mess ?

Jaxhog · 25/07/2026 17:03

I understand you wanted a big family, but you clearly can't afford it without help from the state. Do you think that is fair on the rest of us, who pay taxes to enable you?

UhOhUh · 25/07/2026 17:04

summerrevival · 25/07/2026 17:03

I’d rather she got a full time job and stopped draining the public purse.

How much would she need to earn to bring home 5k a month and how realistic is that as a single parent with so many kids…?

sittingonabeach · 25/07/2026 17:04

How much taxpayers money will have been spent on maternity care, education of 7 children etc?

CrazyMidget · 25/07/2026 17:06

Seven?! What were you thinking? 🤣🤣 That's my question, lol!

Funkylights · 25/07/2026 17:10

Its madness that someone can get way more benefits than most people earn.
£4k a month is equivalent of £65k+ ?
Im a bit confused if it’s 6k or 4k
and thus you can save money too as so much.

amber763 · 25/07/2026 17:10

You receive almost TWICE my monthly wage in benefits because of your life choices. Do you think its fair that we are all paying for your kids? I dont.

Therescathairinmybath · 25/07/2026 17:10

Does your pelvic floor still function after 7 children? Have you noticed any change in bladder function after so many pregnancies? You did say to ask anything and I’ve always wondered at what point a woman’s pelvic floor just gives up!

UhOhUh · 25/07/2026 17:10

OP, you have five girls. How would you feel if they grew up to follow the relationship patterns you’ve modelled?

Whosthetabbynow · 25/07/2026 17:12

U53rName · 25/07/2026 16:53

Same. You need to earn over £67,000 to take home £4,000 per month.

Stop it…

Sportbilly79 · 25/07/2026 17:12

Flazzled · 25/07/2026 13:45

Wowzer. You receive more in benefits than I earn.

It’s shocking isn’t it!

Whosthetabbynow · 25/07/2026 17:15

Cheese55 · 25/07/2026 17:03

Who in the world cares if her house is a mess ?

She said ask her anything so I asked if her house was a mess, you know with seven kids

Newyearawaits · 25/07/2026 17:16

As a single parent of one, I worked really hard to support myself and my son. I wasn't earning very much initially but I did progress to having a worthwhile career.
I was very young when I had my son and was emotionally scared from the experience of not being with his dad and the terrible financial struggles, despite working ft.
How do you justify having 7 children courtesy of the tax payer and clearly not in committed relationships?
How do you emotionally deal with having 7 children in non committed relationships?
Do you feel comfortable with the example you are setting your children, no fathers around and additional siblings with different dads?

Tinahowls · 25/07/2026 17:16

Cheese55 · 25/07/2026 17:03

Who in the world cares if her house is a mess ?

And the most bizarre post of the thread goes to… @Cheese55 !!

U53rName · 25/07/2026 17:17

WorldCupSadness · 25/07/2026 14:22

No difference. I already received the payments due to them being older, or the rape clause

What do you think is the root cause of why you have a pattern of making bad choices when it comes to who will father your children?

shuggles · 25/07/2026 17:18

Sorry, question has probably already been asked, but it's a long thread.

@WorldCupSadness How do you find time for the degree while looking after a family of 7? Also, can I ask if it's Open University?

PancakeCloud · 25/07/2026 17:18

How was your life impacted by the lifting of the two child benefit cap?

Floatlikeafeather2 · 25/07/2026 17:19

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Do you know what racism means? You seem to have it in for your Polish neighbour. That's still born out of racism.

Snufkin88 · 25/07/2026 17:19

Whosthetabbynow · 25/07/2026 17:15

She said ask her anything so I asked if her house was a mess, you know with seven kids

I find it extremely difficult to keep my house tidy with 2 kids and a full time job so I can’t even imagine how challenging it would be with 7. That said she is employing a cleaner it seems

seventeenofsumday · 25/07/2026 17:21

I don't blame the op for taking what she's being offered I blame the system mostly that allows it. It does sting that I've worked since I was 18 to get to the job I'm in now, earn 48k and literally take home a grand less than op gets in UC alone. It does make you wonder why we all work our arsed off when it pays to not work and sponge off the other workers!!

fartotheleftside · 25/07/2026 17:22

Do you get lonely? That’s a lot of time to spend with kids and I presume you don’t have any free time for socialising

Lifelover16 · 25/07/2026 17:22

WorldCupSadness · 25/07/2026 13:54

It is a lot, but it won't be forever and it's very scary because I don't want to rely on a man/husband ever. But I suppose that's why I'm doing a Law degree, to better our lives

So you rely on taxpayers instead.

FDssfKag · 25/07/2026 17:23

you are brave op, I have 4 and get treated like scum by people on here because I’m a single mum.

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