to think single parents get, kind of, forgotten in the general scheme of things

[sevenkeystomysoul]

Right, so I'm a single parent, no big deal there, I prefer it to the alternative and generally get along fine. But most of my close friends are smug marrieds (maybe not smug, as such, but don't know they're fucking born kind of take their priviliged lives for granted). I don't have much money and babysitters are a once-in-a-blue-moon phenomenon, but would it kill the fuckers to invite me to a day time bbq on a Sunday when they know DD is with her dad and I'm on my own? I know they don't do it consciously, but I kind of fall off the radar on these occasions.

runnybottom, you haven't simply disagreed. you have disagreed in an unnecessary abusive way.

Why I am even bothering I don't know. You will clearly read this thru your runnybottom patented spectacles and it will come out something like this

'fuck you I hate all married people and wish they were all dead you fucking fucks'.

priceless!digress to take attention from your post about fuckers you call your friends

and paint yourself as the slighted one

bet no one notices either

Oh yes, runny bottom, I'm mental me! Mad as a box of frogs. Just for the record. You. Do. Not. Know. Me. This. Is. An. Anonymous. Internet. Forum. You. Are. Confusing. It. With. Real. Life.

MollieO, exactly, you hit the nail on the head once again.

When I feel sad in the company of couples, it is mainly because I feel sad that my daughter doesn't have her dad chasing her round the garden and giving her a big hug. Much as I love her, this is a gap in her life. Recognising that this makes me sad, and recognising that some couples do appear not to want to hang out with single people, does not make me a 'jealous bitch' and I DO think happily married people are 'privileged' and it wouldn't hurt them to recognise that and be bloody thankful for it.

sevenkeys, don't feed them, for god's sake please don't feed them anymore.

albanian blood feuds!nails hit head.old wounds.

oh keep em coming - you couldnt make this up.

what a melange!

I suggest you read the entire thread again Spero, you seem to have got a little lost along the way, and/or are reading things that aren't there.

What on earth makes you think I'm married anway, smugly or otherwise?

Don't you get tired carrying around that mahoosive chip on your shoulder?

O god I wish I could take my own advice.

But bitterness clouds my judgment.

Runnyb I have no interest in your marital status. I have not commented on it or speculated upon it. you could be married, single or other, you would still be unnecessarily abusive. You and Scottish mummy are spoiling a thread I am enjoying, so can we just please agree that we hate each other, you are all fuckers and can you go away now please?

Oh, but Spero, talking to the mad ladies was distracting me from my sad, resentful, friend-hating existence as a single parent.

Start your own poor me thread, and don't tell the rest of us where to post.

Why sevenkeys, I believe you are right! I haven't stabbed my married people voodoo doll for oooo five minutes now, so wonderfully distracted am I.

Yes, keep it coming ladies. How wrong I was to suggest that you posted elsewhere. Any distraction from our bitterness and weighty chips is to be welcomed. As you were.

goin on about some old and deep wounds,albanian blood feuds (whatever that is),nails hit head,and instructing posters not to contribute

dearie me

an irate stream of consciousness!but i do admire your ability to mix and match hyperbole.

i really do

as i said anyone who can go from albanian feuds to deep wounds is worth hanging about for

im staying

is it hot enough to throw on the sausages

its like albanian,so im told.get your square sausage on. its hot hot hot

Lets have a special bitter fuckers barbecue and put little paper faces on all the sausages of all the married people we know.

ooo I bet runnybot has just exploded with righteous indignation right about now.

Shall I point out I'm trying to be funny? Nah. I shall just embrace the pointless new direction of this thread.

Maybe put the bottle down and head to bed, hey Spero?

your descriptive melange really does have range.meaty descriptions.wee faces on sausages.well if you must

i will have a bite of unmarried please

Yup, bed does beckon.

Op, for what its worth, I think you sound great, I am sorry your thread got hijacked, but it was worth it for the sensible comments and the brief amusement which the less sensible ones have afforded me.

Night, night.

I'm not exploding with anything, I wouldn't have the energy.
And my bbq's are far too badlyorganised er classy for sausages.

thread wasnt hijacked,just didnt go to op liking.perils of posting about fuckers you call your mates.on aibu

'an irate stream of consciousness' eh, scottishmummy? May I suggest you re-read some of your recent posts then recite 'Pot, kettle, black' a hundred times, or however long it takes you to realise quite how ridiculous you are making yourself appear. Hilarious! This barbecue is shaping up nicely. Anyone for corn on the cob?

Actually, if I may interject...this is something I have been thinking about lately.

I have been single now for over three years, I lost the majority of my friends when I left my EA-ex. All of them are couples. Not a peep from any of them all this time.

Not only that, but the single friends that I socialised with have dropped me like a hot stone as soon as they have found a man. I have found that very depressing tbh.

It has gradually dawned on me that even the friends who I consider to be my best friends, and who are in relationships, regularly socialise with other couples and never, ever invite me. I have realised that I only see them if I invite them . I never get invited to dances or celebrations that I was regularly invited to when I was married.

I don't think that I am a horrible person. So what do to?

im hoping for explanation of albanian blood feuds and deep wounds.it trumps your post about fuckers you call your pals

smug marrieds,albanian blood feuds,deep wounds.all in one thread

priceless

i missed the albanians. what's that all about then?

I've already told you the thread went fine scottishmummy and I've already told you that 'fuckers' was a tongue-in-cheek comment, which everyone but you and runnybottom recognised. Are you being deliberately obtuse? Because if you are you won't be allowed any barbecued bananas with chocolate buttons inside.