Being an estranged seperated single parent is sometimes very wierd !

Being an estranged seperated parent is sometimes very wierd. Esp. when your child turning 6 has a birthday and you and your ex both seem to organise parties within days of each other, you don't invite the other parent to the party you've arranged (and vice versa), and half the kids your child wants to invite don't go to the party you've arranged because their parents are more 'loyal' to your ex and are taking their kids to that party instead. 🤓

As a dad, public school is one big mums support group/club/coven and dads are never included in most extra-curicular activities with the children, so you go your own way most of the time with parenting, etc. when not in a relationship anymore. Mums usually don't talk to dads at school drop-off or pick-up either, so from a potential dating possibility standpoint you can't even figure out which mums might be single so it's something I don't even consider.

But that's ok, because the child learns that being different is acceptable and both mum and dad are like Aldi parents - good different!