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Originally Posted by CouversMom  I am definitely finding this thread interesting.
It is very sad to me when women have children young and do not get a chance to figure out who they are first. I know a lot of women my age who got married young, had babies and are now divorced single mothers without an education. I think it is important for people to do what they need for themselves before they start bringing others into this world.
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When I was a little girl all I wanted to do when I grew up was be a mom. The mom I never had. Funny that THAT is not a "real" profession, LOL, yet it's one of the hardest and most important jobs there is as echoed throughout this thread. I think it's very responsible when people to recognize that and don't give in to society's pressures. The attitudes of our youth might look quite differently if people took having kids more seriously, like a "real" job. I did go to school, but still married young and started my family young. I consider the job I did raising my girls a dream fulfilling accomplishment. I'm not raising grandkids, I'm still married to the original guy (26 years), and I am still young enough (mid 40's) to do anything "childfree" I wish to do at my age. To us, it is our friends our age with young kids that are tied down while we have our freedom (except for those silly dogs again). LOL... Just another side to this discussion.
