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To think there's bias against single family households?

224 replies

Keyansier · 11/09/2022 20:30

Does anyone else think this? For example: I cooked beefburgers earlier and needed baps for them but they only sell them in packs of 4. I have no need for 4 right now. It means I have been forced to open the packet only for 2 of them to go stale unless I use them before their staledate. Obviously for a family of 4, then this quantity would be fine without needing to think of this.

Also, things like rent: Does anyone think this is unequal, that 1 person has to pay the same amount of rent that a family of 4 would pay for?

I guess I am biased because I don't have any family like many on here will have, but it's always seemed unequal to me.

OP posts:
mamabear715 · 12/09/2022 19:34

No.

Itshotoutthere · 12/09/2022 22:44

Are they bread buns OR tea cakes OR breadcakes OR baps?

MarmadukeSpillageEsquire · 12/09/2022 23:09

Itshotoutthere · 12/09/2022 22:44

Are they bread buns OR tea cakes OR breadcakes OR baps?

Or barms? Barmcakes? Muffins?

Fredshred · 12/09/2022 23:45

Diverseopinions · 11/09/2022 21:07

It's easier for one, as you can buy the discounted food in supermarkets (usually individualised pre-prepared items) or just eat the same thing every evening, if you cook a cauldron of food for the week, and eat just that to save money. You can eat plain, boring, healthy food, as you won't have to explain to young children why their lifestyle has changed. You just have yourself to worry about and can be stoical and survive.

You can even get a live- in job as a carer and save on rent - or sub-let your existing place, while you do your live-in caring job. You can wear old clothes and not bother if others like it, but, with family life, you'd need to constantly worry that they might not have what their friends have and you might look a mess when you pick them up, which will impact on their self-esteem.

. You can work very long hours, because you won't need to be there for kids. It will be harder for families if the war , and all these other factors which our government blame, make life very tough.

I think inflationary and cold expensive times will be easier to manage for people living in their own.

Families have got to keep up appearances sending varied packed lunches to schools, funding entertainment for the little angels. Singletons can focus just on work and keeping warm, and don't need to live the 21st century role of providing little Einsteins with stimulation, social opportunities and character-building sports.

This is probably one of the most people ridiculous posts I’ve read. Sorry OP. You live alone so of course you don’t need or shouldn’t want to live more than a miserable existence.

Original poster
Keyansier · 12/09/2022 23:47

Itshotoutthere · 12/09/2022 22:44

Are they bread buns OR tea cakes OR breadcakes OR baps?

Stop the press: words differ depending on regionality shock and an MN user pretends to be confused by this 🙄

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Original poster
Keyansier · 12/09/2022 23:55

Fredshred · 12/09/2022 23:45

This is probably one of the most people ridiculous posts I’ve read. Sorry OP. You live alone so of course you don’t need or shouldn’t want to live more than a miserable existence.

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Right!!? I was pretty jaw-smacked reading that post myself.

OP posts:
ConfusedDottComm · 13/09/2022 00:00

As a single parent household YABU. We get 25% single person discount on our Council Tax.

Original poster
Keyansier · 13/09/2022 00:11

ConfusedDottComm · 13/09/2022 00:00

As a single parent household YABU. We get 25% single person discount on our Council Tax.

??? How is this in relation to anything I posted?

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DixonD · 13/09/2022 00:40

orangeisthenewpuce · 12/09/2022 07:38

This post is one of the most stupid I've ever read on Mumsnet

You should read some of his others!

NeckFanInSoftPlay · 13/09/2022 02:13

I have a list a mile long of examples as to single parent prejudice (none of your examples though..) One of my main ones is the vile attitude many, many people seem to have towards single mothers. As though we chose to be in this situation!! I certainly didn't plan on my husband dying but I still get judged, regularly. Especially on MN!
Despite the fact that whenever there is a poster who is being abused by their partner, these same people who make judgey comments about single parents, are (quite rightly) encouraging these abused women to leave their horrible partners, to therefore become single parents!

Boxowine · 13/09/2022 03:23

Yes

Bubblebubblebah · 13/09/2022 07:52

Fredshred · 12/09/2022 23:45

This is probably one of the most people ridiculous posts I’ve read. Sorry OP. You live alone so of course you don’t need or shouldn’t want to live more than a miserable existence.

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I thought it was a joke tbh because no one oxuld put this up and be serious

Sandinmyknickers · 13/09/2022 08:00

I'm glad they don't sell individually packaged single baps and beefburgers. What a waste of packaging etc!
If you just want the one, go to a bakery or freeze the rest.
And I say this as someone that lived alone for a very long time

Slothymama · 13/09/2022 08:04

DixonD · 13/09/2022 00:40

You should read some of his others!

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indeed!

SudocremOnEverything · 13/09/2022 08:05

Sandinmyknickers · 13/09/2022 08:00

I'm glad they don't sell individually packaged single baps and beefburgers. What a waste of packaging etc!
If you just want the one, go to a bakery or freeze the rest.
And I say this as someone that lived alone for a very long time

They do sell them though. The OP could buy himself one of these. 😁

To think there's bias against single family households?
Bubblebubblebah · 13/09/2022 08:06

I'm glad they don't sell individually packaged single baps

Baps don't nee to be wrappen in plastic when sold individually!😩

SudocremOnEverything · 13/09/2022 08:09

DixonD · 13/09/2022 00:40

You should read some of his others!

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i decided to take you up on that. Apparently he had a DP on 25/8/22 to argue with about how to pick lottery numbers.

Seems he’s whinging about having to go to the supermarket and buy his own burgers/rent his own flat now though.

LongLivedQueen · 13/09/2022 10:24

SudocremOnEverything · 12/09/2022 14:00

Well yes. But with an undercurrent that it’s so unfair because a household with two incomes would have more money to spend on extraneous buns.

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There are plenty of household of multiple people with one income, so no.

OP is a single man, whining that he doesn't have another person to share the costs of his bread rolls. And seems to think he, himself, is a family.

Truly can't imagine why he's single.....

LongLivedQueen · 13/09/2022 10:28

Lol, it appears OP is the "crying about being ID'd buying whine in his 30's" dude!

Also, maybe you could offset the cost of the buns with the money you save stealing from Tesco, OP?

SudocremOnEverything · 13/09/2022 10:30

LongLivedQueen · 13/09/2022 10:24

There are plenty of household of multiple people with one income, so no.

OP is a single man, whining that he doesn't have another person to share the costs of his bread rolls. And seems to think he, himself, is a family.

Truly can't imagine why he's single.....

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Obviously I don’t think the OP has a leg to stand on. But he seems to think it’s dreadfully unfair that he’s got to pay his own rent and buy his own burgers.

Seems he’s recently single, and not happy about it. I’m not entirely certain why a single, childless 28 year old gay man would be drawn to MN, but it an open forum. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Andromachehadabadday · 13/09/2022 10:33

I think this op tends to feel everything in the world is personally aimed at him and designed to make life hard for him, specifically.

Must be difficult living that way

Whammyyammy · 13/09/2022 10:36

By your logic of unfair rent, isn't it then unfair for larger families as they have to pay more rent for larger homes?

SudocremOnEverything · 13/09/2022 10:39

It’s totally unfair that I

SudocremOnEverything · 13/09/2022 10:44

the rest of that post should read:

<insert whatever stuff you have to pay for that you wish were cheaper>

I mean, if having to buy 4 buns when you’re only eating 2 (one person, two burgers) is bad enough that it’s registering with you as a big enough problem to whinge about, you’re probably doing ok.

sure, people can whinge about anything. But this is really minor.

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