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[quote=Anonymous]oh god yes. i lived in a near suburb, had "everything i could ever want", was a "great mommy", giving my kids every opportunity under the sun. i also became neurotic and obsessed with my children's "success". i feel ridiculous and guilty now. my kids turned out great, but i genuinely think they would have turned out the same with half the effort, and they would probably be less guarded around me. now i've been out of the job market for too long, i feel dumber than i felt in college because i haven't continued to challenge myself intellectually. frankly, i see versions of myself all over DCUM. mommys obsessed with every inconsequential detail of parenting. stressing over the smallest social slight, real or imagined. once you engrain these habits, they are so hard to break. i feel like my preoccupation with parenting and the inflated importance of being a parent, it actively trained me to be a less interesting and likable person. [/quote]
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