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Seems like several of the people answering 20 had their kids close to that age (early 20s).  They have no idea what they missed out on.  Having a life as a young adult free from the responsibility of being a parent is an amazing and formative time of life that can never be replicated.  [/quote]

Maybe, I had my kids in my mid-twenties and now in my mid-forties they are off in college and have that free from responsibility time and now with A LOT more money and resources than in our 20s. My husband and I can go out to each at all the latest restaurants, travel, see shows while our friends who had kids later are stuck in the exhausting toddler days and admit how envious they are of us. So, I guess its if you'd rather have that time when you are in your 20's or 40's. I personally think I make much better choices- and financially have many more options- as to what to do with my free time now than in my 20's. And I feel so fortunate that I get to know my kids for more of their life than if I had them later.

I sometimes thought about having one more kid at 40 because I loved parenting so much but we are just having too much fun right now, so we'll just wait for the (hopeful) grandkids and also enjoy being young grandparents. (Assuming our kids don't all wait until 40!)[/quote]

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