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[quote=Anonymous]For my part, my kids are only in college, but when they talk about their lives, it always includes futures with spouses and kids. I have a mix of friends who have had children or not, and our kids have grown up in pretty diverse family structures within their community. But their default seems to be having a life partner and children. I feel frankly privileged that my kids have the option of seeing this future without any of the hurdles other people will face, but I also think it is in ingrained optimism. And while I am very far from a perfect parent, I’m very transparent about the joy and fundamental impact being a parent has had on me.

I am also from an immigrant family, which maybe makes a difference? I’ve grown up with a clear understanding of the hard work and goals that my parents, grandparents, and their parents had in mind. Not to be controlling, but a positive forward looking view toward the opportunities their children and their children may have. Without proselytizing I think my kids have grown up with an understanding of this very positive vision for the future. We have autonomy and free well, and can choose our own futures, and that we are also standing on the shoulders of our poor fathers. I think my kids take seriously, even at a young age, how they might be able to help the next generation.

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