I think it’s okay to call her week ‘solo parenting’, because she has been solo parenting this week. She hasn’t said it’s the same as being single, she hasn’t really moaned about it being hard, and I don’t think she has meant it in any way to offend actual single parents. I’m pretty sure that’s just her way of saying that Steve’s away and she’s looking after the boys by herself this week. I agree that it’s shocking to compare a week of solo parenting to the same as a full time single parent, but I honestly don’t think she’s done that, it’s just a word she’s used to describe it. We all know she isn’t the brightest spark and probably hasn’t thought that much into her words and what it may come across as