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[quote=Anonymous]I'm glad you started this thread, OP.  It's actually lovely and uplifting to hear that there are plenty of moms out there who are truly content and finding joy in motherhood.

I don't feel the same as OP about my pre-kid life.  I loved it, and I think it was very meaningFUL.  I slept in and had lots of long, fun nights and weekends, but I also traveled, dated, met my husband and built a strong marriage, built and nurtured wonderful friendships, and built the foundation of a rewarding career.

But I don't miss it; I don't wish i was still living it now.  I'm deeply enjoying this new season as a parent.  The fact that it's less conventionally "fun" (as one PP keeps harping on) is not the point at all.  The amount of fun one is having doesn't alone determine if one is fulfilled and content.  And some of the fun of my 20's is honestly no longer appealing to me, except perhaps in small doses (like an occasional weekend getaway with DH).  Being a parent makes me happy because it is joyful, more so than because it is fun.

That being said, I do have plenty of fun with both my DDs (ages 5 and 10), particularly the 10 yo -- we go ice skating together, we get pedicures together, we snuggle up and have Friday movie nights together, we are reading the Harry Potter books together and nerding out over them, we have starbucks and ice cream dates, she is involved in a musical theatre program and loves it, so we go see shows together, including a girls trip to NYC with another mom and friend, we had a blast planning a sleepover party for her 10th birthday.  I mean, I'm 42, ha!, this is my kind of everyday fun![/quote]

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