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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had my first at 27 too. I don't regret it. He's 11 now and it's kind of nice to be 38 with an 11 year old and a 9 year old instead of a 2 year old and a baby.

The one thing is, it's hard to be out of step with your peers. We started early because we're homebodies and not big partiers. Never one to go out to bars or clubs. So we basically skipped that whole phase.

But that means that we're in a different parenting stage than a lot of our college and work friends who are deep in the baby and toddler stage right now. I don't envy them, that's for sure! But [b]I also don't really relate. I have no interest in talking about sleep training, breast feeding, potty training, toddler tantrums, preschools, etc.[/b] I always feel like telling them that none of that stuff they're stressing about really matters in the long run but I bite my tongue because I remember what it was like.  It's normal to stress but none of it matters.

As for travel, our incomes increased a lot in our 30s so we just brought our kids with us. Before CV, we traveled 5-6 times a year so I don't feel like I missed out on anything travel related. You may experience the same when everything returns to normal.[/quote]

This!  It is SO much nicer to have friends whose kids are close in age.  Not that you can't make new friends, and of course you would, and I'm not trying to be flippant about your fertility, because that can be an issue, but if it were me, I'd say wait until 30.[/quote]

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