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[quote=Anonymous]I graduated college at 21, finished my PhD and got married at 27, and had kids at 31 and 34. I'm 37 now and I definitely miss my old life sometimes. I was a pretty big partier (work hard play hard type) through college and grad school and there were some fun and crazy times. Sometimes I will hear a song that brings me back to that time, and I get sad thinking about how great it was to be young and carefree. Looking back, 24-28 were some of the best years of my life. I had more confidence than I did in college, went on some fun trips, was in great shape with great skin, and it felt like the world was my oyster.

Closer to 30 we did start to settle down with the partying. Hangovers started to get so much worse and it felt like it was time to move on to the next phase of life. I don't think I would be very happy if I were still childless at 37. I'm sure I would be more career-oriented (I basically mommy-tracked myself) and we would be doing a lot more traveling to cool places. But I would not be as fulfilled. Kids are such a blessing to our extended families, and I have met some great friends as a result of becoming a mom.

But damn if there aren't days I wish I could go back in time and be a twentysomething. Especially in times like these...

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