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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.

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

You do realize that taking care of children is not the only thing that can cause a person to be tired, don't you? Other than perhaps for the few months when my third child had horrible colic that caused her to be up crying for 3-4+ hours every single night while her big brother was going through the terrible twos &  her big sister needed to be brought to seemingly endless appointments for a newly diagnosed special need, I honestly don't think I have ever been as consistently tired as a parent as I was as a childless grad student taking a full courseload while also working 45-50 hours a week. Other people may be tired due to medical conditions, taking care of elderly &/or ill relatives, unusually demanding jobs, chronic insomnia, etc.[/quote]

Yes I do. I've worked two jobs while going to school. I've never been as tired as I am now, working full time and taking care of two kids under five.

YMMV (obviously) [/quote]

If you understand that "YMMV", why do you get annoyed when people without children say they are tired? [/quote]

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