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Best thing to you about being an older mom...
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Anonymous
| Feel like I've done/doing it all- had a fulfilling career (2 different industries) and now being a SAHM mom. |
Anonymous
H/C parking at high school graduation? Senior discounts?
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Anonymous
| I'm thinking, I'm thinking... |
Anonymous
| Patience. |
Anonymous
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Shouldn't this be on the fifty and older forum?
For me, I think I have a lot more patience and I also feel like I've sowed all of my wild oats and I am content with my children. I am a WHOM, but have a really good schedule and am confident that I am doing a good job (I think that comes with age and experience as well) so the times I need to take off to tend to my family I am still able to do all that needs to be done. My only regret is that I may not ever see my grandchildren if my children wait as long as I to have their children. |
Anonymous
| Being more confident in my decisions; not having any desire to be my childrens' "friend" |
Anonymous
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Define older.......See, I was 12 yrs older when I had my second than when I had my first and some key benefits for me were:
-way more patience. I am actually thoroughly amused at the temper tantrums and the use of the word "NO" in the toddler years. I realize that things such as breastfeeding/pumping, lack of sleep, diapers, are such short periods of time in the life of your children. Granted they can feel like forever when you're going through them. -Security in myself and my decisions as a parent. I don't need the approval of others in my parenting, I have made mistakes but I've done some damn good things too. My children are happy, secure and well loved. That's all I can think of right now.... |
Anonymous
| I feel that the older moms tend to be more laid back--they know that tramplolines arent the worst threat in the world, or that one firefighter guiding your child through a faux fire does not a pedophile make. |
Anonymous
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Do you feel like you don't have as much energy for your kids? I find that older moms/parents tend to be more lenient with their kids. Their laid-backness also means lots of junk food, lots of TV.. etc.
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Anonymous
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I became a mom at 37, I'm 40 now:
1) have alot more patience than I did in my 20s/early 30s 2) more content-On Friday/Saturday nights I'm not dying to go out with my friends to the hottest clubs and dance the night away (been there/done that). 3) more confident - not concerned with what others think |
Anonymous
and the Dummy Award goes to . . . |
Anonymous
Sorry, but I have found this to be true. Not necessarily junk food and TV but leniency about behavior in general. |
Anonymous
| That you can get a senior citizen discount while you still have kids at home? |
Anonymous
Well, I've been biking 6 miles almost every day with my 4 year old. Maybe not a long bike ride for me, but it's amazing how he can pedal that insanely heavy little toddler bike around a lake nonstop. It's the not half centuries I used to do before being a mom, but it's certainly not TV and junk food. |
Anonymous
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The best thing for me is my DH. He was definitely worth the wait!! I love him like crazy and am so glad he's the father of my children, even though it means I'm an older mom (had both in my late 30s).
Another plus is that we are financially secure at this stage in our lives. We don't have to worry about money, we don't argue about it, and we're able to cut back on our work hours some to spend more time with our kids and each other. Happy times! Finally, we love that our parents are all now retired and have tons of time to be involved with our children. It's a real blessing for everyone. |