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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]honestly, most of us on this forum would be horrified if our children talked to their peers the way we talk to each other. it is just plain mean. ironically, some of us were sold on our schools because of character education--and then we turn around and tell older parents that they won't live to see their grandchildren? stunning.

we all make different choices. we all have different challenges. some of us didn't have children until later because we didn't meet our partner until then, or we struggled for years with infertility. some of us who had kids younger were blessed to have met the "one" earlier, or maybe we actually made the wrong decision, and will go on to have an amazing second marriage in our 40s. seriously, who cares?

some of us who had kids late will still get to see our grandchildren, while others of us who had children early might tragically go much too young. we can't control any of that--we can only live the life we want to live, treat others with kindness, and teach our kids to do the same.

there is probably a 20 year age span of parents at my school--and it doesn't make a bit of difference. if you have trouble making friends with people outside your age range, that won't change for you when your child goes to school. if you like making friends of all ages, that won't change for you when you kid goes to school. it is no different from the workplace. it is not different from any other area of life.

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+1 -- Because of the age range among my kids,  I've been one of the younger moms in one parent cohort and one of the older moms in another.  I'm fortunate to have found friends of different ages who don't judge one another because of when in life they happen to have become parents.   Rather, we embrace one another for our different experiences and perspectives.      [/quote]

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