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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Young one, allow me to break this to you.

There IS NO fountain of youth.

You, too, will develop wrinkles one day, sagging breasts (if you don't already have them) and cellulite.  Come post again when you're a bit more mature, sweets, so that we can have a real discussion.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]such a weird area we live in (McLean), we're younger in our 30s with toddlers, besides the the obvious trophy wives or second wives with the original kids all the moms are old as shit. [/quote]

[b]LMAO tell me about it. I go to Mom's Group meetups and show up seeing a bunch of women MY mother's age[/b]. I mean good for them, but seriously, what do I have in common with these women besides our kids' ages.

I am 27, one toddler, done. I realize that's extremely young for this area and I'm sure people look at me like I'm a Teen Mom. I am glad that I got it out of the way and went through pregnancy when I was young and fit and bounced right back. I do have lots of energy for my DC. But I also worry that, unlike a lot of older moms, I don't have the patience that would really benefit my DC that I'd have if I were a late 30s mom. Those women really just don't give a shit. They'll sit there for hours waiting for their DC to quit dawdling. I'm too impatient.

Had I known *just how dramatic* the shift in life would be upon having a kid (I know people tell you but come on, there's just no way to know until you have one) I definitely might have waited longer. I do like the idea of my DC being graduated and out of my house when I'm only in my early 40s. It's possible I missed out on some life experiences and selfishness by having a child in my mid 20s, so maybe I'll just use that time to catch up. [/quote][/quote]

You misunderstand my point- I'm not making fun of these women for being old. I'm just remarking on the fairly D.C.-centric phenomenon of women in their early-mid 40s having toddlers. It's definitely not like that in many other areas of the country- women here just tend to have kids later, so I was agreeing with the PP quoted that we live in an odd area where it's equally common to see a 27 year old and a 43 year old with children the same age.

As to the PP who asked if I work- I have no idea why the answer to that question would be at all relevant to my comment. [/quote]

I didn't misinterpret your tone - "I mean [b]good for them[/b], but seriously, [b]what do I have in common with these women[/b] besides our kids' ages."

Explain your way around that one and then get back to me in about 10 years.  "These women"  - these?  really?[/quote]

Lady, you're baffling me. I was referencing a group of women I had just mentioned. "These women" seemed as appropriate a phrase as any. I nowhere used derogatory terms like ugly, saggy tits, or wrinkles- those were YOUR words. When I said I don't have anything in common with them, I didn't mean in terms of looks. I meant literally, we are at different places in our lives. I could probably not interest a 44 year old woman in conversation much more than she could interest me. Aside from our kids, if they were the same age, what would we have to talk about? Probably not much.[b] I highly doubt a 44 year old has the patience to listen to what a 27 year old considers important problems.[/b] If you have a complex about your age or whatever, that's on you- [b]I did not insult women who are older than me by saying we have not much in common. In plain truth, we do not.[/b] [/quote]

I have no complex about my age.  But you are rigid and can't seem to meet halfway.  FWIW, I share an office with a woman in her early 30s who just had a baby.  At 45, I have two under the age of 8.  Our personal conversations are great, as is our working relationship.  I've always had friends much younger, much older, and w/in my same peer group.

You have a weird way of looking at numbers.

So before you go ahead and talk about "these women," examine yourself and your word choice.  odd that you'd think a 44 would have little patience to listen to what a 27 yo considers important . .  You must know that a 44 yo was once 27.  So there is wisdom that comes with age and experience.  Hopefully, you'll get there.

Did you study argument in high school or college?  Anyone can take your words and use them against you.  It's actually quite easy!

BTW - you have nothing in common with "these women" b/c YOU choose to remain aloof and arrogant, honey.

Good luck growing older; I suspect you'll hit some major obstacles b/c of your lack of people skills.

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