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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My best friend in the whole world had her first at 27 and her second at 33. I had my first at 36 and my second at 40. We've never felt out of step even though we've led very different lives in many ways. She's a kindergarten teacher and I'm a professional in a "big" job with way too much travel. None of this has ever been an issue. Her kids dote on mine and mine idolize hers. It's all good. Count your lucky stars.[/quote]

I think this is a really important point.  OP, I had my first at 28 in NYC and was definitely on the younger end of the mothers there, but did find some women my age through mother's groups/playgroups/baby classes.  That being said, the majority of my mom friends were older, and that's really ok!  It's an instant connection when you have children the same age, and some of the differences women may experience being at somewhat different ages do melt away when you have other things in common.  You may feel more connected to women not based off their age, but where they are in their life stages in comparison with you (married several years, finished graduate school, etc).[/quote]

+1 (but I'm the first PP so goes without saying). I wanted to say that it's OK to have friends with differences. It's OK if some of them like partying and cruise travel (which most of my business school friends do) while I like nothing better than a good book and a hammock under a tree. Sure, common interests bring us together but how boring would it be if we all had identical lives. Embrace the differences.[/quote]

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