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I have a friend who waited until she was 35 to start bearing children and has found the process almost too difficult to bear. Her delay allowed her to finish school and get a job, but she now wishes she had followed her instincts instead of letting her parents push her into the path she ultimately followed.
Do you think that there are many women who resent "doing the right thing", as taught them by well meaning parents, when it comes to delaying child bearing?
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Joined: 9/24/2008
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I used to work with someone who had 3 sons when she was still relatively young. Now she says if she were to do it all over again, she'd rather be without children. Having kids too young I think may rob you a little of your freedom or your chance to discover your own potential and do the things you always dreamed of doing. Once you have a child, that's it (at least for the first few years). You begin to put yourself on the back burner.
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Joined: 10/4/2008
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I think there is so much confusion out there now about a womans role. We are constantly been told that we can have it all, kids, a high flying career, husband and home, but in reality we cannot (well in my experiance anyway). I would not say I am resentful, but I do wonder what path my life would have taken should I have opted for a career, rather than family life.
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