treasurehunter:

Someone who is single and childFREE lives a totally different life than the 'single mommy'. Their issues aren't our issues. We're feeding, caring for, paying for, ourselves - period.

I'm trying to figure out how a single mother does not fall under the "feeding, caring for, paying for, ourselves" topic.  When I was a single parent, my two-year-old did not contribute to the family income.

Pat,

Is there a way to block the posts of "angry people" that one does not wish to read? 

Although I am not enraged by single parents posting on this board, I can share karenteachers' frustrations. It would be nice if there were some more threads/articles with tips just for single adults without dependents. While there are some similarities between our situations, single, childfree adults tend to have different needs than single parents. Perhaps in the future when we start threads, we could specify whether or not they're targeted for single parents or childfree singles.

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Pat,

Is there a way to block the posts of "angry people" that one does not wish to read? 

No, I'm sorry, there isn't. Just skip the posts from people you don't want to read. If you'll read below Treasurehunter's post, you'll see that she's moderated right now, so no need to continue the subject.  

 Ok, I just created a new forum called "Singles Only," for singles and single parents. It's up to you to separate parents from other singles, but it will give you a place to discuss topics pertinent to being single. 

Now... since this thread has been so active, I'm expecting you to all jump over there: http://community.stretcher.com/forums/52.aspx 

Fill it up!  

Sounds like a great solution Pat!