In a message dated 9/13/2006 5:35:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sheilaofmiami@xxxxxxxxx writes: I put off my entire life to have kids. While I was single there were no dogs. When I met Art but still worked full time I had one dog. Once he was trained, I lost my job because I would not work late. I had to get home to walk him. I didn't care, I was also pregnant by then and I did not want to work in an office any more. I had dogs but I did not show or breed until my kids were old enough for me to abandon for periods of time. I still don't have a driver for them without great stress but we get closer every day. Sounds like you made smart choices and set priorities:) I grew up in the "women can do it all/have it all generation"....satisfying relationships, dynamic career, a happy family, perfect home(s), whirlwind vacations, exciting hobbies....and there was tremendous pressure to do all of it simultaneously! You know what "they" forgot to tell us? That it's not necessary to do it all/have it all at the same time. (...and that you could just kill yourself trying, lol.) Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================