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So... my maternal grandmother was like: "hey you're old enough to be married, you need to find a girlfriend and get married soon"... (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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Bruh wtf I'm not ready, still depressed af.

My grandmother really want to become a great grandmother that bad

Do y'all get these type of comments?

Wut lol

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I wanna reverse time and be a kid again.

(Yes I do eventually want to start a family, but I really need to fix my depression first)

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 5 days ago

Nobody will be ever "completely" grown up, or "completely" free of problems. That's simply life.

The same of course applies to parents. Often I looked at the dumb shit my mum did while raising me, and I can't help but think "goddammit". Nowadays I can see it was simply lack of maturity from her part, coupled with a fair bit of stress.

On the main topic: raise kids when you feel you're ready for it. Perhaps next year, next decade, or when you're 50. Family pressure is normal, because being a [grand-]grandparent has all the perks of being a parent but none of the cons.