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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wanted to be done having kids by 30. My reasons were:
-Wanted to be a young mom
-Wanted my parents and in laws to be young grandparents
[b]-Liked the thought of kids out of the house before Dh and I are 50 as we love travel and adventure and thought it would be fun to have those years to look forward to together[/b]

We married at 26, bought a house at 27, kids at 27 and 29. Currently 33 and all is well so far.[/quote]

Met at 26. Married at 28.  But we waited 7 years to have our firstborn and spent those 7 years in luxury, traveling all around the world and even took a 6-month sabbatical in Europe and hit all the major festivals- Oktoberfest, love parade, tomato festival, etc.  We also experienced crazy nightclub scene.

Traveling in your youth is different than when you are old.  We will have both experiences.  And those memories and time we had pre-kids made us never feel like we missed out.  Dual income, no kids for 7 years also padded our portfolio tremendously. [/quote]

I saw something on Twitter that I think about a lot, something to the effect of:  “each year you wait to have children so that you’re ready is one fewer year of your life you’ll spend with your children and potential grandchildren”. We had kids at 29, 31 and 35. We’re 41 now and firmly out of the toddler/kinder cycle.  Having traveled as much as you and having experienced professional success, given the choice of (a) travel, festivals, nightclubs and money and (b) five more years in my children’s (and God-willing Grandchildren’s) lives, I’d take the latter every single time without hesitation.  Your preferences are likely different.

My wife wanted to have our first at 27 to give us a shot at more kids. If I could build a Time Machine, I’d go back and listen to her. [/quote]

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