Question for anyone with children

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Registered: 07-24-2003
Question for anyone with children
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Wed, 08-06-2003 - 11:00am
Starting a family isn't too far off in the distance for me right now. I turned 29 in May and am definitely feeling the itch lately. The BF and I have talked about it and I can see it won't be too long. Obviously our immediate focus is just getting settled somewhere. I just have some questions for everyone here that has children.

1. Were your children planned or surprises?

2. Were you married when you first discovered you were pregnant?

3. At what age did you have your first child? Your last?

4. How many do you have?

5. Looking back, do you wish you waited until you were older or wish you had them younger?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 12:39pm
>>>Men are simple creatures. They'll WANT to stick around if you just leave them alone<<<

**Ain't that the truth!!! Very perceptive Sliver!

I agree with you about growing in your late twenties. I am 29 & I have grown SO MUCH in just the past year. It's crazy. I feel like I'm on the outside of my body watching myself & I am *very* impressed! ;o)

Much love,

~dj~

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 12:40pm
>>>We'll be celebrating twenty fours years this month<<<

**That is *SO* wonderful Hugs!!!!!

Much love,

~dj~

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Registered: 04-04-2002
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 2:47pm
Three years is nothing Sliver. My ds's gf is five years younger than he is. Her family put pressure on him which ended in a marriage being cancelled at the last minute in May this year and his taking a job in Vancouver!! The good news is she is going over to be with him in two weeks. She is "waiting" for my ds to "grow up" I guess.

My feeling is that this marriage, when it happens, will work! Hilary

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 3:20pm
>>Everytime I break his chops about something, his response is always, "So? You'll be 30 before me

**LOL .. yep it's all true so get use to it now

Sounds like it won't bother you at all :)

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 3:22pm
>>That is *SO* wonderful

**Thanks DJ ..

Nothing special for this one

Next year we are planning on taking a cruise with our guys :::blush:::

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 7:59pm
>>I wanted one more baby but that wasn't to be.

**Interesting you say that as at some point years ago ..

I wished I had three as well ..

Oh well .. such is life :)

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Registered: 03-12-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 10:59pm
:::: waving hi to everyone ::::

1. Were your children planned or surprises?

Planned

2. Were you married when you first discovered you were pregnant?

Yep :) Society is a lot looser now. When my children were born, being unwed and pregnant still made little old ladies scowl and say "tsk,tsk" :)

3. At what age did you have your first child? Your last?

27 and 31

4. How many do you have?

Two sons. I only wanted sons and was so happy when both were born :)

5. Looking back, do you wish you waited until you were older or wish you had them younger?

Younger would have been better for my body, but emotionally and intellectually, older is better. At least for me it was :)

Good luck!!

 

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 11:23pm


Well Hi Cindi,

So nice to see you here. :)

>>Two sons. I only wanted sons and was so happy when both were born :)

**Lol, there's sure a lot of us here with two sons. You fit right in. :D

>>Younger would have been better for my body, but emotionally and intellectually, older is better. At least for me it was :)

**I so agree there!

Thanks for stopping by. :)

~Golly

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 11:36pm
Hey Hilary,

>>2. Were you married when you first discovered you were pregnant? Yes, to me that is still so very important but the world is a different place now!

**It certainly has changed hasn't it


>>5. Looking back, do you wish you waited until you were older or wish you had them younger? I figure the timing was just right. The one thing we did before having children was spend four years enjoying each other's company and saving to put the deposit down on a home. I have known my husband since I was 18.

**Excellent to have had that time for yourselves .. Good thinking :)

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-07-2003 - 11:37pm


I agree with you about growing in your late twenties. I am 29 & I have grown SO MUCH in just the past year. It's crazy. I feel like I'm on the outside of my body watching myself & I am *very* impressed! ;o)

**You made me think back to my 20s DJ. Oh my gosh, I was so different the last 4 years of my twenties than I was the first 6. It's amazing really. Thank you for sharing that. :)

~Golly

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