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[quote=Anonymous]I actually posted about this a while ago. Don't know where my thread is now. I had a hard time understanding why I was kind of different than other parents of my teen DD. I thought it was bcs I was an immigrant, and that is a part of it. And while I am not a young mom, had my last at 29, it turns out most moms of DD's(my younger kid) friends are at least over 50 and some were approaching 60. It wasn't really that they were older than me, it was more that they had older kids, and then wanted more kids in 40s, or had more kids second time around... and were settled in the community and had established relationships and I was new to the area and the school, so to say. I was told I look young, but I don't know if that is true, I don't feel young and I don't think I look younger than I am, but then again, maybe they were just being polite. I have friends that I had before and I am happy with that. I also think it is unusual that some parents of teens are at the HS non stop, I mean all the time, doing decorations, cheering for games, running concessions stands, I understand some help, but some are there all the time. But, I am certainly grateful that they are willing to do that and appreciate their effort. I found that I get along easier with other immigrants, which is also normal. I do have some parents who adopted kids from the area I am from ask questions about temper and such, and I always answer politely. I mean what do I know? Or maybe they saw I was fine on my own, which I am, and they were good doing their own thing? But, it is rather unusual to me that almost a 60 year old has 17 year old dd,  but if it works for them, no harm done, right? But, no I don't think she will ever want to be my friend, nor do I need her as a friend. I think this is only an issue when you have young kids.[/quote]

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