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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 57. I have daughters in their 20s. I find this mindset bizarre. If they eventually partner and have kids, great! If they don’t, that’s great too, it’s their life. [/quote]

Really? It sounds like OP probably also has similar feelings and understanding that it’s her kids lives and it might not be for them. That’s fine and of course. It doesn’t mean op can’t think that she can’t feel disappointment. She, like her children, has her own preferences and interests and happens to love kids and enjoyed the thought of being in a grandmother role. There is nothing wrong with feeling those feelings as long as she’s not putting it on her kids which she hasn’t indicated she had. If it’s something she really looked forward to (you may not, but again op is her own person and she DID) it’s ok to have some loss around that.

FWIW I’m early 30s, I just think people are so hard on parents of adults on this board. It’s as if when your kids become adults you’re not allowed to even have feelings anymore. [/quote]

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