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[quote=Anonymous][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[b] trained me to be a less interesting[/b] and likable person. [/quote]

I'm sure you're not as bad as you think! But your post reminded me of my aunt who was a SAHM (I'm not one though if we could afford it I think I would be): one time I was visiting her and her kids were napping and she put on a Raffi CD because she really liked the music. I felt really sorry for her at that point![/quote]

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