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[quote=Anonymous]10:43 - I think we do women (and men, probably) a real disservice in not being more honest with them about the ways in which parenting can be hard.  I feel like people always talk about the joys of parenting, and there are joys, but some of those joys are kind of amorphous, and the hard parts are so easy to quantify.  (lack of sleep, expense, etc.)

For me, I always wanted kids, but by the time I had mine, I was pretty set in my single, child-free life.  I had a lot of freedom and independence, and when I wanted to be chill, I could be chill.  Once I had my daughter at 36, it was a real adjustment!  All of a sudden, I had to answer to another person for the first time in my life.  My time was no longer my own, and my daughter is a chatty one, so there are times I wish she would JUST STOP TALKING. I do love her, but these are things that sometimes I will share with people who are introverts or people who love their freedom and who are trying to decide if they want to have kids.[/quote]

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