why do you think they call this section 'lone' and not 'single' parents - it sounds so negative

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I've been a single parent for 17 days.

Was really pleased to find this section, but please tell me while they call it 'lone' parents; to me the word just is so negative and implies 'lonely' and sad, whereas the word 'single' sounds independent and empowering.

Please explain mumnsnet people, and does anyone want to join my campaign to change it ?

SameAsCestLaVie... I am single because I left an abusive man. So his version of events is that I am the feckless one who fecked off. I had no choice but he will never understand that.

He is utterly determined to punish me for that by never, ever paying a cent of maintenance, but he's the one who'll have to answer to the children who are being brought up on benefits (for now at least). He thinks that some moment in the future will come where he will give them his version of events and they will hate me as much as he does.