One of my friends (well I say friend, I haven't seen her in ages as I realised what sort of a person she really is so had started to distance myself) has posted on Facebook that she is fed up of working and not seeing her kids (she works between 16-20 hours a week) and that people who don't work or work long hours adon't know how bloody lucky they are ad how easy they have it, so AIBU to feel a bit annoyed with her as to me that's one hell of a generalisation and a huge assumption to make.
I myself have three children dd age 7, dd age 3 and a ds age almost 5 who is autistic and has severe learning difficulties. I have worked all my life but I gave up my job last year as my ds didn't settle well into reception and I was called in on a weekly basis to pick him up and it got too much. I've since recieved dla and carer's allowance and am I full time carer, my "friend" obviously has a problem with this is as she's been having loads of digs lately, hence why I've started to distance myself, and I suspect today's status is also aimed at me.
My friend does nothing but moan about her life. She's officially a single mum but her ex partner is round at her house most days helping out with the kids. He lives at his grandparents house but spends more time at her house and even stays over and looks after the kids whilst she goes out, which is most weekends. Now what they do in their own setup is down to them, I don't care, but if I'm being honest if I had to gauge who had it the "easiest" then I'd say her. She works two/two and half days a week, her kids are in nursery and school/after school club full time and she doesn't even do the school runs as she gets her ex partner to take them in a morning and he picks them up at night even though she's home from work and is sat at home. She comes and goes whenever she pleases as she had er ex on tap wheras my dh works a mixture of night afternoon shifts so during the week if I go anywhere then my kids come with me, I have no choice. Anyone who has a child with autism/additional needs then they won't even need to question why things aren't a walk in the park yet all I get from my friend is bitterness and resentment. Nobody even bothered to comment on her status and I'm not surprised, it's ridiculous an considering she's got quite a few family members and friends on there who don't work at the moment I think she's quite brave (or stupid) to put such a thing