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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are in their twenties and I honestly think that when people their age say "I don't want to have kids, or maybe just one.  When I'm older" it's because they remember what it was when they were growing up and how hard it was with two careers, a couple of kids, a cat, a dog, extracurriculars, no family help nearby, etc. etc. etc. 
- They remember the year that my husband and I seriously SPLIT a weeklong vacation with the kids where he flew out on Sunday-Wednesday, then I flew in and finished the vacation with the kids while he flew out because we couldn't make our schedules align.
-They remember the god-awful succession of au pairs and nannies we had, the upsets when they quit, the absurd lengths we went to to keep them, the one that totalled the car with the kids in it, the one that had the boyfriend that was ALWAYS THERE even though we sent him home frequently.  
-They remember the 'roster' of meals we had, served the same on Mondays, Tuesdays, because it was the only way we could cope.
-They remember the year that my 'big gift' on Christmas was an electric blanket that you could plug into the car to stay warm while hanging out at someone's extracurricular practice in the parking lot.
-They remember my husband and me tag teaming their swim practices and the time I arrived back from some business trip halfway through their swim practice and I was so tired I couldn't remember their names, etc. etc. etc.  
Good times.  I kind of see why they don't want it for themselves.[/quote]

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