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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow i think the takeaway here is that parenting Little kids really meets you wherever you are. I too am not an intuitive parent and have been super challenged by my parenting journey but I really wouldn’t change it for the world. It is the most fulfilling and profound journey a human can go through. Yup, I said it. Is it possible to have a rich and fulfilling life without kids? Full of meaning and connection? Absolutely.
Is it as rich, connected, and profound as the life of a parent? No way, no how. 
I don’t envy my childless friends and family. I see a desperate and sad longing in their eyes. I never knew being a parent would be this amazing, this incredible. To be their parent, their guardian and guide as they grow, the bow that launches this precious arrow, is a privilege. I only wish I had known earlier! I truly never knew.
Now, I very time I travel and have to board my dog, I REALLY envy people without dogs!!! And I am a lifelong dog lover and have a 16 year old dog I adore!!! But being able to travel without finding doggy care or having to come home to let him out? that’s freedom. [/quote]

But you realize that your dogless friends that you envy don't ever have a dog to come home to, right? That's what I don't get. I have dogs (also kids, but the dog thing caught my eye here), and yes, sometimes it is draining, and yes, this morning I did yell at the older one to stop being so loud with his breathing so I could discover the source of a beeping sound in the kitchen, but the pros far, far outweigh the cons. Ergo, I am not jealous of people without dogs, because while I have to coordinate with the dog sitter when we go out of town, I also get to see two dogs who couldn't be happier to see me every morning when I wake up (and every time I come out of the bathroom!). [/quote]

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