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Reply to "I wish society didn't encourage people to put off having kids."
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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up thinking that having kids was a huge pain in the butt, and definitely not something to think about until way later in life. My parents encouraged achievement and kind of operated as if I'd never marry. I thought I didn't want kids at all and chose my career (grad school, location far from family, crazy hours) accordingly. I don't know what my life would be like if I had prioritized having children, but it would be very different. I have one kid, and a stepped-back career, and I'm not unhappy. But I am pleased that my young DD says she wants to be a mommy (and an astronaut biologist artist) and I quietly encourage that. I make sure she doesn't feel that having kids is a drag. When she's older I hope to have some frank conversations about planning for life not just for career.[/quote]
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