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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]06:38-I was typing quickly. Of course, I meant "have" great careers. Unfortunately have not hit the lottery and no inherited wealth, so still working within our careers. Common sense should tell you that we are not both unemployed.

BTW, [b]the "fun" you describe in your 20s can be had at any age (getting PhD, etc)[/b] not to mention not something everyone is interested in. A master's is good enough for me, but certainly not something I would have delayed having children for, for sure. Though it might pain you to think so, I am a professional.

06:44, I never said older parents would suffer. I said *I* would as an older parent. Why am I not allowed to have my own opinion? It does not surprise me that you went the "low IQ" route. I'm learning more and more that older women are not as mature and rational as one would hope and strike out in very teenager'ish ways when they feel slighted. Your barb could only sting if it hit the mark, but you're way off with that one. Have fun with that, though.

07:01, you're not exactly an "older Mom" yet. I would hope that someone who is 41 could do all the things you describe. Now, 50+? We'll see. 
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No, it can't. Theoretically one can pursue PhD in one's forties but that actually doesn't happen (I knew of all of one such case at Harvard and he never finished). But PhD is just a beginning - there is virtually zero chance of establishing even a subpar academic career in your forties. (Of course, you can have a masters degree at that age, but only someone totally clueless would even mention masters' degree in the same sentence as a PhD).

Anyways, as you like to point out, things change as people get older, and there we are in agreement. But for some reason, you want think that that only applies to parenting - one can do whaaaatever she pleases except raise children. You can travel, have great sex, pursue various careers, learn this and that, but for some reason, the rest of us that are your age, cannot "shuttle" kids to practice or deal with teenagers at home. Well, sorry to bring the news but there are plenty of things you can't do - because you are old (kind of) and also, because you didn't start in time.

And your finger-winging "you are immature" for valuing-things-that-you-are-not-supposed-to-value act is pretty boring, as are you. [/quote]

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