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HUMOR
MILL
The Married
Single Mom
BY ANN BOGER
There is a phenomenon sweeping the country that is known as the Married Single
Mom. These devoted women find themselves precariously balanced between caring
for children and maintaining a household while the Disappearing Dads are away.
Typically, this juggling act is performed between two parents, but more and
more, the Married Single Mom is finding herself holding the rope because Disappearing
Dad has become one of the following:
• The Diligently Working Dad
By now, you and your Disappearing Dad have probably realized that the old saying “money
doesn’t grow on trees” is absolutely true. Furthermore, you have
probably repeated this time-worn saying to your own children and then rushed
out of the room wondering how you can channel your own parents so quickly.
Since greenbacks are a commodity that seems to fly out of the bank account
every month, someone has to work to restore the order. So Diligently Working
Dad takes the role as the breadwinner and heads out into the working world
early each morning only to return late each night in no mood to change diapers,
help with homework or grab a mop to clean up the dog’s latest mess. Diligently
Working Dad may even have the idea that his work is done once he walks through
the door, although he probably knows better than to utter the phrase that has
launched a thousand fights: “Just what do you do all day around here?”
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