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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. As a younger mom, I am appalled how many of you are judging us. I was under the impression the older the wiser, no? Instead some of you sit here and try to decipher how people actually could do this? Unbelievable. I am sure other moms must talk about me then. Nice to know I am being judged on my age. I didnt want to be in my 60's when my kid graduates and goes to college. I wanted to have kids instead of racking up selfish debt in my 20's.  I wanted to retire and not still have kids living at home or supporting in college. I want to have an empty nest and travel/live a new life with my husband before I need a cane. I wanted to be a fun healthy mom and a fun and healthy grand mom. So go ahead and judge me. I don't care. I settled down quick and didn't make a ton of stupid mistakes in my twenties. We started saving right after college and here we are.  [/quote]

I had my first at 21 and finished college and graduate school while I had babies/ toddlers. Being a young parent is great. Both kids in independent schools in HS. Other parents are generationally like my parents.  I understand the trend toward later marriage, but there are many benefits of being young parents.  Pregnancies were easy. We have lots of energy and are less set in our ways. My DH and I are growing up together and hope
we get to be young grandparents. Those who insist young parents can't be successful or send their kids to top privates do live in a bubble.[/quote]

People who had babies underfoot when they were 21 years old do not send their children to 'top privates" in DC.  The setting for this forum (look up at the blue bar at the top of your screen).  I feel confident that there are 26 year olds sending their 5 year olds to a "top private" in some other town, someplace.    They are no 26 year old K moms at Beauvoir, Sidwell, GDS or Maret.  [/quote]

This is  your prejudice. My DS is in HS at one of the schools you mention.  was 23 when he was born. Granted he started there in middle school so you didn't see me in K.  Why are you so certain of yourself. Isn't OK to be different? I relate well to the older moms and so does my mom who is 64 who attends lots of school functions.[/quote]

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