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Most of our friends have children and the further my husband and I get into our late 30’s (aka “the age of no return”), the more they vocalize their belief that we are making a mistake by not having children.  Phrases like “you have no idea how wonderful life can be” and “you’ll never love anyone as intensely as you’ll love your own child” are becoming increasingly frequent.  There are times when it actually feels like they are trying to lure us into the world of parenthood because of their own jealousy of our freedom.

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