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Reply to "I wish society didn't encourage people to put off having kids."
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[quote=Anonymous]Unless you are close to family that will be able to provide a lot of help w/ childcare, it just isn't feasible or economically responsible for most people to have kids in their 20s. I had mine at 33-35. I do hope I'll live long enough to have time with any grandchildren, which is motivation to take care of my health. With the need for a lot of grandparent help, having them early doesn't mean a carefree time in your 50s...my BIL/SIL had their first at 20 and then their oldest had a baby at 21. SIL was mostly at home, patching together different retail jobs through the years that her kids were young and had MIL to help babysit. Now SIL is spending her 40s-50s providing after school and summer childcare for three grandchildren. In my ideal life I'd love to have one day a week to babysit grandchildren and provide "grandma camp" for a couple weeks in the summer but that's a lot different than being 100% on duty every day year round.[/quote]
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