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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what we younger Moms need to understand is that most Moms over 40 wished they'd had their kids earlier. They can spin it however they want (career, travel, etc), but the fact is that some of them envy younger Moms their youth. I don't think there's anything wrong with admitting it.

While having a great career and being financially comfortable is wonderful, not all 40+ Moms are rolling in the dough. In fact, many are probably living paycheck to paycheck like a lot of other folks. To assume that most older Moms are these accomplished women who are world travelers with hundreds of thousands in the bank is absurd.

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Me too. It was a choice.  Younger moms need to realize the workplace in 1995 when I entered is much different than it is today in 2012.  I am a FEd and none of the flexibiility or telework was available back then.  Flash forward to when I had my first child in 2005---I WAH 100% on a flex scheudlce--any hours M-Sat btwn 5:30am-10pm.  This allowed me to stay full-time in a job while being physically around my kids to a degree I felt comfortable.

I do think women are beginning to have kids younger directly as a result of family-friendly policies over the past 10 years.  So--instead of being young b*tches---you can thank the old b+tches for lobbying to get you these perks.  I was one of the committee members that made this happen at my agency.[/quote]

Applause, applause. And my DH wouldn't have dreamed of using paternity leave in 1994 even if it had been available, but he used the full 13 days offered in 2001.[/quote]

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