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If you hadn't had kids...
| Thu, 05-20-2004 - 10:34pm |
And your dh made enough $$ to support both of you comfortably, do you think you would be working?
| Thu, 05-20-2004 - 10:34pm |
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Hugs,
Bridget & Ethan (5)
"What exactly did you think it was going to be like?" My ideas were a mishmash of friends stories ("you'll lose sleep" was a common thread) and the medical literature- which warns moms about SIDS repeatedly. The only people who know EXACTLY what it's going to be like are the ones who already have one or more children. New parents don't know what to expect- other than what others have told them- so it is absurd to criticize people for not knowing what something they've never done before will be like.
Perhaps you brought your first baby home with the perfect confidence that he/she was robust enough to survive any mistakes you might make and that SIDS (my personal terror) could not possibly happen. I lived in terror until dd had passed the age where SIDS was a concern.
I feel for American Catholics of conviction, I really do, it's not an easy position to be in in this day and age. (Of course, many American Catholics are really closeted Episcopalians, LOL!)
Bad mommy! Bad mommy! LOL--
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Motherhood has nothing to do with work status. Sorry to deflate your tremendous opinion of yourself.
What happens if my kids turn out wonderfully and yours don't?
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