Having one child in a lone parent household is the same as 2 parent 2 child?

[KeenBlueSnail]

I meet with a friend on a weekend with her two kids. She's from nct class so second baby the same age.

I'm a lone parent as I was left during pregnancy and no family local.

Friend was just saying how easy it must be for me and how I don't get stressed etc and how my house is tidy.

I forgo washing my hair, social life, hobbies, clean my house after work and plan everything to try and make it work for my child (18 months).

She's got a husband who WFH apet from two days a week, she's not working ATM and kids will go to nursery two days a week when she's back at work in the next few weeks. (She took extended leave of 1 year than gardening leave and now starting new job).

Anyway she says I have it mega easy with one.

Aibu in thinking it's much the same?

She's an idiot to compare with someone she is not that close to. That never ends well.

It will be easier for some, harder for others, comparing is stupid.

I have a friend who says she has it harder being a single parent. I don’t see the point in having a race to the bottom, parenting is hard!! I have a son with severe special needs and that is tough. I think we should all just support one another and agree how tough it can be!!!

I'd say it's much harder as a single parent of one child. You're responsible for all childcare, getting back from work, not going out on evenings or weekends unless you can find a reliable babysitter, can't even pop to the shops for milk/wine etc once they're in bed, all decision making, all income... the later all homework, all teen taxiing...