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Amanda Jaffe's avatar

My 24-year-old asked me if I'd made him a lunch to take to law school today. I *think* he was kidding. This was such a great read, Shelly. Congratulations on your book -- and CNN!!

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

I LOVE this so much, Amanda! It’s adorable and charming (to an outsider!) hahahhaaa

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Charlotte | Baby Brain's avatar

Oooh parenting week looks fun! Also, poor Syd's mom, haha

PS exactly how much older than 35 were you?

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Sri Juneja's avatar

I absolutely love that you threw Syd’s mom under the bus on the altar of youth 🤣🤣🤣

And wow, CNN! Crushing it Shelly!

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Chris Stanton's avatar

This was hilarious in its entirety but that last line killed me. Please don't take Radar to get his mustache waxed. And congratulations on CNN! That's a BIG DEAL, bestie!!!

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Jen Zug's avatar

CNN!!! 🥳

My mom was 36 when she had me, and I was always hyper aware of how she was the “old mom” compared to my classmates. This was a bigger deal in the 70s/80s than it is now, of course. My siblings were in middle school when I was born, so I imagine her dealing with puberty AND a baby AND perimenopause all at the same time! 😭

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

My mom was 27 when she had me and THAT was considered old!

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Jason Tondro's avatar

“CNN bitches!”

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

That's their tagline, no?

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

I love that you will be going thru menopause at the same time your son’s voice will be cracking.

FYI empty nester moms are still moms. 😉

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Oh they're definitely still moms. A mom can't shake being a mom no matter where her kid is!

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Sara's avatar

“Or maybe it’s because with our newly sprouted mustaches, my son finally looks like me.” This will live rent free in my mind for the foreseeable 😂

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

It will live rent free in my son's mind as well! Horrifying!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Let me be the first to say that younger moms DO NOT necessarily have their shit together and have more energy. I mean, yes I didn't need as much sleep at 19 and early 20s, but I also had no idea wtf I was doing because I was thrown into motherhood. I feel like older moms actually plan to be moms, therefore, the whole parenting gig might be a more beautiful affair.

In my early 40s some people thought my early 20s son was my boyfriend 🤣 It sort of felt like a compliment to me but it was super cringe for him lol.

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