I am a single parent and have my DS 99% of the time, apart from in the school holidays when he goes away with XP for up to 3 nights.
This means I don't go out much in the evenings and if I do want to go out I generally have to pay a babysitter. I don't begrudge this, although it does mean I don't have much of a social life because money is tight.
What really rankles is that on the rare occasion when DS is away, my married friends never seem willing to get a babysitter themselves if their DHs aren't around.
So the conversation usually goes:
Me; "Hi DF, I've got a night off later this week, do you fancy going out?"
DF: "No sorry I can't - DH is out that night."
So, if I want to see them we have to find a time when they can go out for free and I have to find a babysitter!
I find this annoying and hurtful on so many levels - mainly because I think they must not want to see me that much, but also because I think they are mostly much more able to afford a babysitter than me as they have two incomes coming in.
So AIBU or do I have crap friends?