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[quote=Anonymous]You actually sound really good at parenting to me. In fact, sometimes I think the “best” moms, or at least the ones who are most authentic with their children, are those who harbor a healthy amount of self-doubt and a desire to remain (at least for some small part of the day) the person they were before they were someone’s mom. Because that person was fun, and independent, and ambitious, and well-rested! The good news as PPs have said is that as your kid starts to creep out of the barnacle phase you start to feel a little more like You BC (before children). I think back to that magical moment when I realized my daughter had turned a corner and could start going places that I wanted to go (antiquing, museums, movies, dinner at a non-fast-food restaurant, hiking, shopping) and it was absolutely life changing. I had so much more fun in general, compounded by the fact that I got to share some really awesome adventures with DD. That magic age is different for everyone - for us it was around 2.5 but regardless it will happen. You sound perfectly normal to me and there are plenty of us out there faking it til we make it and loving our kids like crazy even if we’re not uber moms. [/quote]
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