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Man, I tell ya, if I had it to do all over again...I would have waited to have kids. We got married when we were both 18 (now 49) and wham bam had two boys right off the bat, 10 months apart.
Those boys put us through hell, especially in their rebellious teens. I still remember the night my oldest kid came home from a party with one side of his head completely shaved, while the other side still had hair down to his shoulders. I damn near had a heart attack that night.
Yeah, there were some good times before they were teens. Now they're all grown up and have apologized to us for the crap they both gave us during those hellish years.
We now have two beautiful granddaughters, four and seven, and a two-year old grandson. They are the lights of our lives. I always heard that you should have the grandchildren first and now I know why.
We love our boys and always have, but those teen years can kill you and the parenting job never stops. Your children never really grow out of the terrible twos, they just get taller.
I'm sorry denim, I know you wanted to hear from people w/o kids but couldn't resist telling my story. Hope it's OK.
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