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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's been a bad life choice  for decades. I know plenty of women who had kids in their 20's that had deep regrets in their 40's and 50's. No news here.[/quote]

Do you know why they feel this way? I had my first at 26, here in DC, and I am really happy both with my family and career. I know others who feel this way too. [/quote]

Many regrets like,

Married too young to pick the right guy.
Didn't get to have career and independence.
Didn't finish their education
Had more kids than they could afford.
Financial stress
Made immature parenting choices, kids have problems caused by parenting.
Some of their teenagers got pregnant young and are living with them.

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This sounds like a list of normal regrets.  I'm sure that some people feel this way.  Just like I'm sure that some people:

Struggle with infertility
Struggled to find a partner because it was late (and people were more set in thier ways)
Didn't have the energy for a 2nd or 3rd kid that they wanted 
Struggled to pay for college and make transition to retirement at the same time.
Wished that their children knew thier grandparents better (If your parents are 70 when the kids are born, it's unlikely they will be particularly active when the kid is 12).
Harder recovery

Everyone is different.  And with a few exceptions that are always bad (sucide, using meth, etc.), most choices are going to have a pro/con list that makes either choice defensible depending on your priorities.

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