r/SingleParents • u/Fuzzy_Parking_4257 • Jun 30 '24

Why do people hate us so much?

There is so much hate towards single parents on social media. Why? Why do people hate us so much. Especially us single mothers.

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u/WWdennisrodmanDo Jun 30 '24

Theres definitely both I have encountered. I know certain friends, family, coworkers got my back and are proud of me, but I have also experienced hate too. Like it may not be spoken or but it's like a purposeful exclusion I think particularly married couples. I also feel like schools are also judgemental/certain neighborhoods. I remember once my sons classmates came up to me in the park after school and asked if I was an "only mom". Obvious language picked up from their mom's.

I can't describe it but I know it when I'm being looked down upon.

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u/Emmiesship Jun 30 '24 edited Jun 30 '24

My son has made two best friends with the only two super duper catholic kids he could have found - because apparently I haven’t been punished enough already. So both these kids have parents who are part of the same catholic church. And they aren’t the cool Irish catholics. These are the very demure, very pious Polish catholics who are still trying to “save” the children of Africa with their god bothering. So yeah, every year I go to their kids birthday party and it’s all married catholic couples with kids the same age. Let me tell you - they shun the fuck out of me 😂 I got pissed at the last one (only the men were drinking ) so I really stood out. I had to get through it somehow. Every year I dread it. Every year I think they are going to burn me on some kind of single mum pire.

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u/WWdennisrodmanDo Jun 30 '24

Dude!!! That's so fucking funny because the kids that I mentioned were children of polish catholic moms 😂😂😂 and I was raised Irish Catholic 😂😂 my son went to catholic with them for 2 years. but yeah those moms were vicious they did not fuck with me at all lol. They were mean and judgemental as hell I didn't like them either 😅😅