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I Fail At Being Able to Tell How Old Your Kids Are

I am not a  parent... yet. Nor am I pregnant (for anyone who took that the wrong way). I'll let you know if and when that happens. You will know because I will say so, but I will not be posting alien photos aka ultrasounds of said future offspring. I do not mind if you do of course, and that is none of my business, but I personally find them off-putting. Hello, little alien creature.

I wouldn't say that in general I like kids. Actually that's never been the case for me. I never really dreamed of having kids. I dreamed of being an astronaut though.

Having said that, I know I do want kids. Not because I think being pregnant will be fun (probably not), nor will giving birth, nor will cleaning up after them or changing my whole lifestyle or spending my money on them. WOW Laura, you're so cynical. Maybe, but it's true isn't it? Gotta be realistic about these things.

But knowing all those things are in my future if we do have kids, I still want to... eventually.

I like some people's children, usually because I like those people and, by association, I like their kids. So if you're reading this and thinking "Does she like my kids?" the answer is probably "Yes." Because I probably like you. =)

So to the point of this blog --

Even if I like you and like your kids, I have a confession: I have no idea how old they are.

From birth to about a year, I don't know. From 1-3, they all look the same. From 4-6 or so, all the same. I can look at a picture of a child and think, oh he must be about 3, but he's really 18 months. Looks like you've got an 8 year old there. He's 11. Oh. I don't know.

So in advance, I apologize for not knowing how old your kids are. FAIL.

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  1. TaraAugust 14, 2014 at 8:51 AM

    Grrr I left a comment and apparently it didn't publish? Or something?

    Anyway yeah I'm the jerk who TOTALLY minds those alien looking photos. And the stupid app that updates people's FB pages with how far along they are (and shows a creepy picture along with it).

    I don't think telling little kids' ages is all that easy, period. It's gotten easier for me since I've had my nieces and nephews around so much, but kids are all so different that I'm still more likely to guess wrong than to guess right.

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  2. OlesyaAugust 14, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    I'm right there with you on this one! And I'm a nurse! I guess I should be able to tell the difference between physical and developmental stages of children and that should help me label them with the correct age, but no. I can't.
    That felt good to get off my shoulders

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