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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think about them in a negative way, in some ways I'm jealous of their freedoms.  [b]But I do hate when people who don't have kids complain about being tired or not having enough time.[/b]  Or having to work late and miss their yoga class.  It's ok to feel that way but don't complain about it to a mom with young kids.

I often wonder how many of my childless friends would handle being parents, especially seeing some of the people I do know with kids who can barely keep it together.  I think its just really hard to be able to understand the magnitude of how much parenting changes your life and then they try to compare your experience as a parent with their experience as an aunt or godmother or whatever.  I get that they are just trying to participate in the conversation and I appreciate that but it's like talking to your friend with cancer about how you felt when you had a cold.  [/quote]

Yeah, because childless people never have chronic health issues.  In fact, sometimes those issues are what made them childless.

I have a friend who suddenly saw THE reason for life after having a child.  Mainly, it made her more empathetic and concerned about others.  She is having realizations in her 40s that many people had as teens.  It's really obnoxious to act like a childless person doesn't understand about life.  [/quote]

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