Sunday, June 19, 2011
Young parent...
I've realized that all young parents seem to fall into a gap that is where our friend who are our age but have no kids are on one side where we don't quite fit into and older parents on the other where we get looked down on for being so young. I am 21 years old and I have a one year old. I do not go to the bars every weekend. A fun weekend for me would be hanging with my husband and son, maybe going to the pool, BBQin with some friends, maybe having an adult beverage. Most people my age want to do more fast pace stuff than that. So the older crowd is where i generally end up BUT I always feel like they are always making remarks about how young I am. I do not act young(or so I think) and it just become uncomfortable! Anyother young parents know what i am talking about? How do you deal with it?
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i know what your talking about considering im 21 and have 3 kids. but idc about what everyone else thinks. We dont ever really go anywhere without them but thats ok with me:]
ReplyDeleteYou know I am on the other side, I am 31 and have one little guy but I never treat people according to their age....I treat everyone the same. You know I have done a lot of research about treating your children how you want to be treated (which in turn they learn how to treat others). That said I treat all people the same age 0 to age 100. Be confident in you and if you are not accepted for that...they lose out on an awesome person that just happens to be 21! Hugs. (Amy S)
ReplyDeleteI know EXACTLY what you mean!! I remember when staying up past midnight was no big deal. Now I can barely make it to 9:00 pm! lol It is hard, the older generation of parents sees us young moms and I think they are almost jealous. Think about it, when our kids are married with children, will be young, hip grandmas who can go on all the fun rides, eat what we want, and not have to worry about breaking a hip! I so needed this post! Thanks for writing! <3 xoxoxo
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