Salamander Rescue Arc . Had some of the best FF moments . <| sep |> Yeah , the single mom thing is so loaded . After my separation from my husband my mom kept saying things like now that you ' re a single mom . or maybe join a single moms group . and it definitely made me feel sad and a little thrown off . I ' ve accepted that I ' m a single Mom , but still get financial support child support but have 90 % physical custody of my child . So , I do think if you are a mom or dad thats single , no matter what the background it ' s OK to call yourself a single momdad . I think in your case it ' s so triggering because this woman is not acknowledging the hard work her ex is doing in terms of financial and time commitments . She does seem like its a sympathy play . as many things are that come via Facebook post . That ' s pretty desperate and people usually can see right through it . It ' s probably meant as a dig for her ex too . I think with everything its the context of how you say it the intention behind it . I have no problem now saying im a single mom to someone that may ask where my husband is at a social function or in casual convo . I ' m certainly not going to broadcast it as a sympathy play across FB .