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Just saying hi...

ScramblersmomScramblersmom member
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I was lurking on this board today and thought I would say hello. I had DS at age 38 and I will be 40 in a few days. I work full time and tend to be quite busy and exhausted! I find that I am struggling a bit with managing a marriage, a full time career and a young child and I am always wondering if I am doing any of this good enough. Being an older Mom I notice that I often have a much different perspective about raising children and tend to be somewhat old fashioned in that regard. Anyway, I hope to be checking in on this board more often and getting to know some of you.
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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member

    Hi and welcome.

    I don't think being "old-fashioned" is necessarily a bad thing. I think one of the nice things about being older is that you can consider some of the old-fashioned approaches, and the more current ideas and pick and choose what suits you best.

    I find it very easy to pick and choose the parenting approaches that best suit us, and I think part of that is down to me being older and more confident in myself, than I was at say 20. 

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  • ScramblersmomScramblersmom member
    That is so very true. I always think that every family has to decide what works best for them. Thank you.
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    Welcome!  My DD wants to play with your little guy, she keeps saying, play! Baby! Play!

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    Hello and welcome! 


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  • benniferbabybenniferbaby

    Hi! I could have written this post, except that I'll be 38 in a few days. I think we're all doing the best we can and part of that is the wondering ... like, if it's a concern then you're probably doing better than you think you are!

    Welcome to the oldies board! :)

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  • ScramblersmomScramblersmom member
    Thank you all for the warm welcome! Everyone's LOs are so cute!
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  • anchibaanchiba member

    Hello and welcome! I hear you on the managing and juggling everything, even though I only go to work a few hours a day. Financially it's very hard too.  Sometimes the exhaustion of it makes me wish I were younger!

    But in a way I'm glad I had my son at age 39, because I'm much more mature and patient than I was in my 20s.

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  • ba23ba02ba23ba02 member
    Hi glad to hear another mom turning 40 and yes we are different than what we used to be in our 20s Good luck to you.
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