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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think - we're different!

FWIW I'm an early thirties divorced mom of two. Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water - even in rural Trump country (where I live) I am younger among the parent set. Most of my friends - ranging in age from 30-40, mostly - don't have kids. They live in huge cities (London, San Francisco, Shanghai) and tend to have big jobs. But I'm not silly enough to assume they don't have troubles because they don't have kids. I adore my friends.

That said, I do get a little annoyed when they say they're tired. There, I said it! [/quote]

Haha I have two kids and am in my mid 30s and WOH full time, but nothing compares to the tiredness I felt when I was in my 20s and childless and working in Biglaw. [/quote]

You and other respondent do realize that people are different, right? Also, did you notice that the person to whom you responded is a single parent? [/quote]

Yes, that was my point. Not everyone finds parenthood to be the most tiring thing they've ever done. I have two under 3 and a husband who travels for the majority of every week and a FT WOH job. I don't doubt that the original PP is tired and has a lot on her plate, but I find that a lot of people have a knee-jerk reaction to dismiss anyone without kids who claims to be busy or tired. I have never been as tired as I was working 80-100 hour weeks (which was not the norm but did occur with some regularity).[/quote]

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