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[quote=Anonymous]Had kids at 35 and 38 with none of the typical concerns about  their development or my health being an issue. They're elementary age now, and so much fun. The only downside is that I might not see as much of their lives (and my eventual presumed grandchildrens' lives) as I wish I could, but that's generally going to be the case no matter what. I really enjoyed my carefree 20s and early 30s and got to explore and do a lot of things that I couldn't have reasonably done if I had greater attachments/responsibilities than I did at the time, and those experiences also got me to a point in my career where I'm very comfortable and happy and sort of on "cruise control" professionally so I can focus more on my family. And that's the upside, we're in a much better space financially than we would have been if we'd had kids younger, so we're able to do a lot more for them in terms of extracurriculars and travel and so on without financial stress.

Basically there's no one answer/path... IF I could have been in the same professional and financial place at a younger age, having my family younger might have appealed, but the grass is always greener, because I enjoyed traveling and doing a variety of activities (especially those that pushed my physical/athletic limits) at that age that I won't be able to do as easily when I'm older.[/quote]

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