I'm saddened a bit byour usual friendly forum having this anger  in it.

As far as I am concerned, single means without a spouse or SO to help out and/or support. Children are not the common denominator. Having no one to fall back on is.

Pat, thank you for moderating. So much of the board is based on cooperating, helping. Not divisiveness and derision.

 I'm saddened by it, too, seaturtle, and even more so that the thread was resurrected in such a spiteful way. I had hoped that it would die a peaceful death when I created the new forum for singles (which hardly ever gets used). 

Thank you, Pat!  Spent most of my life single and it's good to see someone cares about the frugal single, whether childless or otherwise.  My late mother raised 2 of us alone and I learned so many of my frugality skills from her that it would be purely spiteful to caterwaul about single parents.

Another blog had someone who got nasty about spelling skills, a problem with their attitude.  People who had to leave education early to obtain work often have an excellent and unique perspective on frugality.  Getting snotty about someone's differences might cost us valuable perspectives.

I come here for the community, not for separatism of any sort.

littlepitcher:

I come here for the community, not for separatism of any sort.

I think that's why most people come here. Things seem to have a way of sorting themselves out, though... sometimes with a little help.