Week 11

“We value your call and will answer your call as soon as possible’ I can’t even remember why I’m calling, or who. Suddenly, “hello! Loneparent helpline”. Ah yes I need advice on this whole CSA thing I don’t get it, ex tells me its disbanded, benefits agency says it hasn’t, I’m confused. The helpline tell me the CSA is re-jigging itself and not disbanded. Ahem. I ask them to help m efill out the forms, the forms are so confusing, it’s like applying for a job at the council. I’m bit scared of what the ex will have to say when the CSA get in touch with him. It must be weird for a bloke, I mean imagine he hadn’t wanted a baby and I had and I’d gone along with it anyway, he’d still have to pay for it’s upbringing. That’s some contraception pill. If I was a bloke I’d always use a condom and if a woman said “I’m on pill” I’d wanna see her neck them every day.

Lone parent’ what the hell is that about? What was wrong with ‘Single parent’ lone parent sounds so desperate and lonely. At least single parent sounds like your up for abit, ‘single and parenting looking for love’ but I suspose that’s what’s wrong wiht the term, I mean you don’t have to be single to be bringing up a child on your own. You can have a partner but still be a single parent. Like I could have a boyfriend and still be a single parent. Perhaps they should change the term to ‘Parents from Failed Relationships’ PFFR’s for short. Whilst it is a little lengthy, I think it is more apt. Actually there are other reasons for being a single parent and not coming from a failed relationship. So I’ll shut up.

Why are women referred to as ‘miss’ or ‘mrs’ ? Why should we know whether women are married or not, and not men? It’s so Victorian! I use ‘Ms’ and I’m no feminist - at least not in the burn your bra way (I can’t afford to do that I’m a lone parent for god sake!). Sometimes I don’t even like women so I can’t be a feminist! My mother is a prime example of all I hate about women, she cries at things she can’t change (like war torn stuff on the news) I want to say look lady sort yourself out first before crying for anyone else, nothing is going to get better with your tears. She is demanding, always wants her own way and acts like a child if she doesn’t get it. When she wants attention she pretends she’s ill by forcing a fake wheezy breath. Are we all destined to become like our mothers? I hope not. My mother burnt her bra back in the day, where did it get her? Happily married with a child and a drink problem. Think I’d rather that though than CSA rubbish, I hate filling out forms.