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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know if she’s a troll or not but I agree with her. I work at a school full of lower to lower middle class parents in the DC metro area and most of them are doing a terrific job raising kids on not much money. They would think it insane that upper middle class white collar professionals think they can’t have kids. I wonder how many of those professionals have parents with paid off homes and 5 bedrooms but they wouldn’t be willing to move home for a few years to cover costs. When families stick together it’s not hard to make it work if it’s your priority.[/quote]

I don’t think anyone is equating income with being a good parent (or not).  I also don’t know what OP means when they ask “can you afford a kid”.

I come from a very large family where my parents didn’t make much money.  They put food on the table (think school lunch quality), and a roof over our heads with multiple kids to each bedroom.  Paid for a little bit of college, but most of us had to take out loans.  That was it.

My childhood wasn’t terrible…but it wasn’t great.  Parents constantly worried about a layoff or emergency expense that might bankrupt us.  Money (or lack thereof) was constantly talked about.

I certainly didn’t want my kids growing up that way.  I guess my parents could afford constantly scrimping and not being able to pay for any extras…but it was not a pleasant way to grow up.[/quote]

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