A single mum says her sister has no right to complain about being tired, because she’s incredibly privileged for a mum, with a good income and holidays.
The sisters have had a falling out, after the single mum decided to call her sister out for saying she’s just as tired.
“My sister is pretty use to having a good life,” the single mum explained. “To be fair she has worked hard for it. We are from a working class family and she is the only person with a bachelor’s but she also expects a lot too.
“Specifically she constantly complains about being tired. She has an eight-year-old and five-year-old and complained about how tiring it is to be a parent.”
The single mum says her sister works as an accountant and her husband is a partner at the same firm so she “only needed to work part time while the kids were young”.
“Now that they are in school her husband does drop off for school so she can go to the gym. They also have cleaners weekly. They also hire a nanny once a week so they can have a night out alone. They are always going on ski holidays and trips. When she was pregnant she got a month off work before the baby was born and 5-7 months with each child.”
In contrast, the other sister says she’s had to scrimp and struggle ever since she became a mum. And she says her sister can’t possibly imagine what it’s like to be really exhausted.
“I’ve had to work right after giving birth. My ex and I barely make enough to make ends meet and now I’m a single parent of my son. My ex now works for cash and doesn’t declare most of his earning so I’m screwed.
“Most of my money is used to put him in daycare and I’m exhausted all the time.
“I complain too but it gets on my nerves when she complains back. It’s like a millionaire complaining about being broke next to a college student.”
“I lost my temper when I called her and she asked how I was and I said I was really tired and she said she was sooo tired too. I told her it’s not the same, she’s the most privileged mum I know and she really needs to know who she is complaining to.
“She hung up on me and told me I was being a b*tch over text and I guess I was but I’m sick and tired about her complaining. It’s pretty tone deaf.”
The mum shared her story in an online forum, and instead of getting support, there were plenty of mums who said her sister has every right to be just as tired.
“Everyone is allowed to be tired. If you are tired of your ex working under the table because you are “screwed” report him and his employer. It’s not a competition. It’s not the Olympics,” one person responded.
Another commented, “She’s not privileged. Privileged is when you get sh*t you didn’t earn, and that’s not what you’re describing here. Why is she not also allowed to be tired?? I’m also a single mum who deals with a sh*tty ex, and I would never gate keep being freaking burnt out from these exhausting ass kids.”
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Ellen replied
- 29 Apr 2024 , 7:50 am
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