Just a minute ago, I was looking at a picture of my youngest daughter to give you a little background. I'm 51 years old. My daughter is eight. Now, some believe that. Well, I guess some people, I guess I should say, tend to have children later in life. And I have found it personally quite challenging
Vonntanice Dent
@Vonnalogues · 5:00
I wanted to breastfeed, you know, for at least the first twelve months, and potty train by this time, and no binkies or pacifiers and et cetera, so on and so forth, no crying, letting the baby cry it out and know this, and being loving and being caring, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:18
And she was like, oh, I'm not alone. I think this concept of perfectionism is so damaging. And when you come to the other side of it and you say, you know what, that's really a defeatist way of living. And I'm not going to beat myself up about not being perfect, because no one is anyway. And the ideal is not the real
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 4:54
So anyway, back to you. There are different pros and cons with being an older parent, right? So definitely don't beat yourself up about all the things you can't do, but think about the things you can do. So I sometimes feel like a grandparent with my younger son. He's definitely not spoiled. He told me the other day my favorite word is no. So I'm happy about that. But there's a lot that I've learned this go around. Am I older?
Pritha Lal
@lifecoachPritha · 4:48
My mom duties take precedence, so I'm grateful for all those choices. As far as the age factor and the energy factor of children, I always told myself that I don't know if my mom had me when she was 19, and by the time she was 25, 26, we were out the door. Not 2527-3536 we were grown up and she looks like my sister. But it's a choice I made. And yes, it can be challenging sometimes to keep up