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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had kids later than most in our friend group and I'm still eating the humble pie - my opinions on everything from sleep training to when/how/who to leave your kids with have changed now that I'm a player instead of a spectator. It's a rite of passage to realize you can't judge someone until you've been in their shoes, and I'm grateful for the experience.

Except I still don't understand parents who get upset when their kids aren't invited to weddings. Sorrryyyyyy.[/quote]

This is nice to read. I was the first in my friend group to have kids and got so much judgement from the non-parents who knew everything ("I would never do IVF." "I would never adopt" "I would never get a c-section." "I'm going to be a working mom. I hope you understand" lol what?).

Permanently altered those relationships. Anyway, they mostly had kids a few years later and got their humble pies (and their fertility meds, c-sections, and flex schedules -- welcome to reality, people).

What I didn't understand until I had kids -- that my career would become more of a means to an end (pays for health insurance and soccer cleats) than a "passion," and even more surprising, that I'm fine with that shift.  [/quote]

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