My mom had me in her 40s, months after her mother died. Now that I'm older, I get why she did it.

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The author (not pictured) says she was a sorrow baby.

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I run a group for individuals worth at least $100 million. Our members want their kids to have purpose — and prenups.

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Barbara Goodstein (not pictured) is a managing partner at R360 working with multi millionaires.

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I had one more baby when I turned 40. It was the best decision.

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The author decided to have one more baby when she was 40.

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I was thrilled the first time my son came home from college for the holidays. It wasn't always easy.

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The author, not pictured, struggled when her son came home from college.

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My kids wanted to donate toys to other kids after a hurricane hit our town. I'm so proud of them.

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The author taught her two young daughters how to declutter with the KonMari method.

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I chose not to have kids. I need to make a bigger effort to stay friends with those who did.

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The author (not pictured) changed her mind about having kids.

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I was proud to have an amicable $500 divorce. I didn't realize managing the finances of co-parenting would be much harder.

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Sheri Atwood had an amicable divorce with her ex until managing finances while co-parenting got in the way.

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I taught my kids how to be entrepreneurs from a young age. As teens, they've made about $10,000 so far.

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The author has been teaching her kids about money from a young age.

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I wanted to have kids but my wife didn't. I chose my relationship over becoming a mom.

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The author (not pictured) chose a relationship with her wife over having kids.

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My kid went to the wrong airport when traveling home from college for the first time. I then taught him these 5 travel tips.

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The author's son, not pictured, made a traveling mistake when going home for the holidays.

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