tonight the music seems so loud

[mcmonkeylove]

neena has stopped calling me mama and now calls me mommy. that's what aidan calls me, but he was at least two before he started. it makes me a little sad. next i'll be mom and then the "lauren" phase. i ran into an old friend yesterday at succotash and i had the kids with me. she kind of looked at me in awe and said, "do you LIKE being a mom

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[westballar]

i say the kid thing is such a weird thing. especially with our generation. the few friends of mine that have had kids are so pleased. and i honestly have to say that the children probably saved their lives. also they are awesome mothers.
the confusion with this comes when we westernized chicks of the 80's/late 70's are showing the world, or at least from what i can see, that getting married and/or having kids is not a priority like it was in our parents and their parents days. we certainly aren't baby booming. that's for sure. total awkwardness.
i am confused with the idea of children and marriage and am running out of time to make these decisions, at least with the kid thing. so are many of my other girl friends.
kids have become such an awkward subject these days. i for one don't pass judgment. my friends children are great. on the other hand i have watched this weirdness prevail among the many childless and/or unmarried chicks i know ...

it really is such a strange time, place, topic.

[mcmonkeylove]

i agree it's a generation thing. not to get all feminazi here, but wasn't women's lib about having a choice? it is awkward. i just get fed up with women my age looking down on me for breeding.

[westballar]

hah. dont look at them as looking down at you. look at them as having not come to terms with their ISSUES. they are the weak minded judge*mental*.