Couples with kids vs single parent - Page 3

MUMMIBOO · 06-05-2008, 21:03

Mick works 40+ hours a week and when im not on maternity i work 28 hours a week, we hardly see each other when hes comming in at 5.30 i go to start at 6pm til 10pm and all day saturday, im on minimum wage and he never knows what hes going to earn as he gets paid by how much asphalt he lays. I get very little tax credits because he earnt more last year as he worked away, this year hes lucky if he brings home £250! and i can tell you that us as a couple with 3 kids working over 60 hours between us we are very poor. (All donations can be made to my paypal account!) lol.

yerself · 06-05-2008, 22:03

A few years ago I went for an interview for a job and the person interviewing asked how much per hour I would work for. When I told him he got his calculator out, started tapping away, turned round and told me, "I've no doubt you could do the job but I can get someone who claims benefits to do it for less than that."

onlyme · 07-05-2008, 08:19

Lets face it, this is just another headline where figures are manipulated to attack a another group of people which are an easy target. The debate about single parents and benefits is always guarenteed to evoke a response.

I dont think any mother (or father for that matter) sets out to become a single parent. Its not exactly in their life plan, but it happens, you deal with it and make the best job you can.

Anyone that can slate single parents should try it for a month. Maybe then they'll realise that any extra money you MAY get in benefits, you'd gladly trade to be in a happy family environment, or even for an undisturbed bath

lancsdave · 07-05-2008, 08:30

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Originally Posted by onlyme

Lets face it, this is just another headline where figures are manipulated to attack a another group of people which are an easy target. The debate about single parents and benefits is always guarenteed to evoke a response.

I dont think any mother (or father for that matter) sets out to become a single parent. Its not exactly in their life plan, but it happens, you deal with it and make the best job you can.

Totally agree. The stereotypical single parent of breeding kids from mid teens with numerous fathers while living off benefits is far from the truth. The majority of single parents have been left in that position by useless/selfish/waste of time partners, it wasn't asked for or planned.

emzy · 07-05-2008, 08:37

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Originally Posted by onlyme

Lets face it, this is just another headline where figures are manipulated to attack a another group of people which are an easy target. The debate about single parents and benefits is always guarenteed to evoke a response.

I dont think any mother (or father for that matter) sets out to become a single parent. Its not exactly in their life plan, but it happens, you deal with it and make the best job you can.

Anyone that can slate single parents should try it for a month. Maybe then they'll realise that any extra money you MAY get in benefits, you'd gladly trade to be in a happy family environment, or even for an undisturbed bath

What Id give for an undisturbed bath!! Or just an hour to myself to relax!

onlyme · 07-05-2008, 08:52

I dont ask for much, a hot cup of coffee would do me, you know, the ones we used to have a couple of years ago where its still hot when you've reached the bottom of the cup x

BERNADETTE · 07-05-2008, 09:08

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Originally Posted by onlyme

Lets face it, this is just another headline where figures are manipulated to attack a another group of people which are an easy target. The debate about single parents and benefits is always guarenteed to evoke a response.

I dont think any mother (or father for that matter) sets out to become a single parent. Its not exactly in their life plan, but it happens, you deal with it and make the best job you can.

Anyone that can slate single parents should try it for a month. Maybe then they'll realise that any extra money you MAY get in benefits, you'd gladly trade to be in a happy family environment, or even for an undisturbed bath

Agree totally was a single parent myself when my kids were young and it isn't easy.

jaysay · 07-05-2008, 09:25

I think the point is you can make statistics fit anything you want, as has been said before its a very poor article, and isn't much use to anybody only to wind people up.