Anyone else feel like there's subtle discrimination against divorced parents?
It's little things that add up. The school sends home one copy of an activity schedule, and one parent is left totally in the dark. PTA meetings are scheduled in a way that makes it hard to coordinate with an ex-spouse across town, with whom this kind of coordination was never easy even when we were married. By themselves, these aren't discrimination so much as oversight. But at a school my daughter went to last year, there was this odd undercurrent of disdain directed at both my ex-wife and me. Am I imagining it? Or has anyone else experienced this?
3 Answers
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Nope, I don't think you're imagining it. I experience the same thing, particularly from elementary school teachers. I was a child of divorced parents back in the 70's in a rural community and it was far worse then, but its sad that 30+ years later it still exists.
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You have my utmost sympathy. Its sad to hear that this kind of discrimination is still happening. As a single parent, I faced it 30 years ago -- and it continued through high school for my kids and me. As a " survivor" I will tell you that you will get through it and will be stronger and more compassionate towards others in the long run.
