{"id":478,"date":"2006-12-19T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2006-12-19T17:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2006-12-19T14:29:34","modified_gmt":"2006-12-19T20:29:34","slug":"notes-to-my-girlfriends-without-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/19\/notes-to-my-girlfriends-without-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes to my Girlfriends Without Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. One day, when you have kids, you will realize that it is not so disgusting to clean a kids face with your spit. It’s practical.<\/li>\n
  2. Talking about poop is not gross.<\/li>\n
  3. If my kids are sick, all plans are off.<\/li>\n
  4. I can no longer trash talk with you about someone without realizing that they have mothers that would be heartbroken if they overheard us. I still might trash talk – but I will have undying guilt for the rest of the day.<\/li>\n
  5. If I make it out to drink and party it up, it is because I really, really want\/need to. Sometimes, I use the kids as an excuse because, the reality is, after you have kids, going out to bars and listening to loud music is really not fun.<\/li>\n
  6. Your problems don’t seem miniscule to me, I just can’t sympathize with the fact that you got three hours of sleep last night because you were at a midnight showing of a movie that I am dying to see but will have to wait to watch on DVD. Sorry.<\/li>\n
  7. I don’t anticipate my outfit changing for the next five years and neither should you. The worn out blue jeans, old puma tennis shoes and hoodie that I always wear is what works for me. I love your new skirt and boots and wish to god I looked that cute. Sorry you have to schlepp around with me and my unfashionable self and thanks for understanding.<\/li>\n
  8. You’ll never understand how much I, as a young mother, appreciate your love toward my kids. You treat them like the best aunt in the world would. It makes me want to cry when I see how much you love them.<\/li>\n
  9. You stick by my when I am behaving like an overworked, exhausted, irrational mother who is at her wits end. You are part of the reason I never, ever, lose myself and my identity and my sense of control over my life. For that, you are a saint and deserve a gold plated seat in whatever heaven there is….<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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