Having school-aged kids often means interacting with other parents, whether it’s discussing school issues or setting up playdates. Maintaining good relationships with these parents is crucial. It not only makes drop-offs and pick-ups smoother but also helps your child form friendships. At this stage, parents often choose their children’s social circles.
However, parent groups can still face issues like s*xism. In one instance, a single mother objected to a widowed father joining their mom group chat. She felt uncomfortable with a stranger having her contact information. Yet, other mothers in the group criticized her stance as both s*xist and hypocritical.
2. OP is a single mom who is part of a very active mom friends group who frequently meet up along with their kids for play dates.
3. The father of OP’s kids had left her way and the past and she still goes to therapy for all the ab*use she went through during the time they were together.
4. Recently, two new kids joined the daycare who had a father as their single parent.
5. The father tried to approach OP a few times to initiate a conversation but she avoided him, feeling uncomfortable.
6. In the mom group chat, one of the moms shared she was going to add the new dad to their friends group.
7. OP sent a separate text to that mom telling her not to add the dad to the group as it would make her feel uncomfortable.
8. She then texted all the other moms raising the same concern.
9. The group divided into with some moms supporting OPs stance while the other going against it.
I think OP is overreacting. She is related every man’s nature with that of her ex. That is so unfair to all the nice men in the world.
I think the dad should be added to the group. And OP should at least interact with him once before making any judgements.
