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    What’s your worst part of being a one and done parent?

    @robertgreen92301 If you need someone else telling, I’ll do it - you don’t need to do it. You can always answer with “I have other priorities” or simply smile, nod and ignore. You chose. I came from a culture where women are shamed if the house is messy and I’m trying to change my own mindset so...
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    What’s your worst part of being a one and done parent?

    @shatteredparadigm A big one for me too.
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    Why isn’t this particular risk of back to back pregnancies ever discussed?

    @mybridges My MIL had two babies back to back when she was already a fragile person. Back in the 80s no one said a thing - she left slip how sick she was after the second baby. And he many issues since then. Now, in the same country, after I delivered my baby I heard multiples times to wait at...
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    What’s your worst part of being a one and done parent?

    @jakebroom I just read a post of a father who lost a son the same way in the grief support sub. It’s so heartbreaking, and indeed the biggest anxiety for me as a mom. I hope your friend is managing somehow. And you too.
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    Why isn’t this particular risk of back to back pregnancies ever discussed?

    @jamescen I’m proud of her too! Mine had several kids in a row, back in the day the only person who would provide the women of the region (super remote in Brazil) with the pill was… the priest. My Nonna told me how he said he didn’t want women dying because of one more pregnancy.
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    Asian parent trying to speak Spanish. Feeling judged

    @sholay2011 Honestly? Why do you even care? They are strangers. Correct if I’m wrong (really) but Spanish is spoken by a large group in USA. I’d stick to it, it may be useful in the future. You do you. If they look funny…. Well, you are learning and teaching something. There’s no reason to be...
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