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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are people who always think the stage they are in is the hardest.  I find it very condescending when people tell parents of babies how easy they have it.  I have a tween and an 8-year old.  They can be frustrating at time but also very fun.  I miss babies, but I also appreciate that my life is much easier in many ways.

I think of it the same way I think of all stages in my life.  Sure, I loved the freedom of my 20s but I don't want to go back and re-live it.  I accept the positive aspects of my 40s.
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I agree with this. I also think that the sleep deprivation that goes along with having babies can REALLY skew your perception of how easy or hard it is, and I think parents of older kids are very quick to forget just how awful sleep deprivation is. I'm only barely out of that stage (youngest is 2, oldest is 6) and even I have already forgotten the true misery of sleep deprivation - I just remember that I felt unhappy, but not actually what it felt like. [/quote]

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