Fiona - I agree with you. At my age - 24 - there aren't too many mum's around. So when I go out & meet a group of people my age it's hard cos I was pg at 17. I have no idea what to talk to them about besides kids. Unless we gossip about a mutual person we know or something. I have only ever done casual work in a cafe & a pub. Not exactly the type of work you need to be really smart for!
So SOMETIMES, not all the time, I am made to feel dumb.
I do know alot of people without kids who have neices & nephews though. That makes things easier.


I think the whole 'older, younger' mum has very different views too. As I said, I was pregnant with my first at 17, so am a young mum. I think that young SAHM's are looked down on alot more than older SAHM's. We are seen as people who have their babies so they don't have to work & there for don't contribute to society.
Older mum's are seen as having done their bit & when they SAH it is a little bit more accepted.


I have a friend atm who is really peed off with the new laws about mothers returning to work when their youngest turns 7. Because she is being made to go back.
She is 50. Her boys are 16, 17 & 23, but she feels she is still needed at home with the 2 younger ones. They are too old for a baby sitter, but she still feels she needs to be home for them so they don't get up to no good. So they have some supervision. They can do what they like, but someone responsible is there jic.
Someone is keeping an eye on all the 18 year olds who are new to drinking & all the ones who think they are pro's at it & do stupid things to show off.
Instead she is being sent off to do all these courses to return to the workforce, which tax payers are paying for, to be able to retire in a few years. She only gets one part payment every few months anyway coz her DH works.