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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
Some of them were crazy, and add in being a first time mom of a special needs kiddo and it just skyrockets. I've seen moms of toddlers with Austism Spectrum Disorders compete with each other over who has the more intensive therapy schedule, best behavior therapist in the state, etc.
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Obviously having a special needs child ups the ante with that stuff, but I've seen it ramp up big time because women are waiting later to have kids and they're focused on it in ways that younger mothers aren't necessarily. Becoming a parent, for my circles (educated women who focused on a career for nearly a decade before having a very planned child), is this major PROJECT, way more than it was for our mothers' generations.
It's kind of a luxury to compete with other women over this stuff--I don't see a ton of teen moms pulling this stuff.
