An annoyed mother says she is fed up with her married friends for saying they also feel like a single parent.
The anonymous woman took to Mumsnet to express her frustration after discussing some of the challenges that come with being a single parent.
Despite both being in marriages, her friends responded by saying "they feel like single parents too".
"This wound me up for a few reasons. I asked one of them what they had planned for the rest of the day, they said well my husband is home soon so we will just chill together," the post reads.
"When I asked how they felt about the increase in energy prices they both laughed and said I leave that to my husband.
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"In the middle of the night when their kids are sick, the other parent is there to help decide what to do. They have someone there to lean on, sometimes just having another adult at home decreases that overwhelming feeling of responsibility".
User Angusthongs, who wrote the post, was met with a huge amount of support from fellow mums.
"I'm not a single parent but I understand what you are saying," one user wrote. "Being a single parent with no support financially, emotionally, mentally, physically etc is not the same as being in a relationship. Even if someone's partner is not really supportive they still have some company and someone to help in an emergency".
Another added: "No you're not unreasonable, I can't stand that either. My daughter's father has never seen her because he changed his mind about her when I was pregnant. I have no family here. It's just me. One person for every single thing.
"A woman I'm no longer friends with (for many reasons, not just this!) told me she knows exactly how I feel because her husband doesn't get home till half 5. No love, you don't".
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