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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was 25. No, that wasn't young. I am now 65 with a 40 and 38 year old and doing a whole lot of Ok compared with my contemporaries who are just marrying off their kids or getting them launched because of an increasingly larger adolescence that encompasses ages up to 35.

Do it before 30, Moms. [/quote]

I want to add that most of my friends had kids later than I did, up to 10 or 15 years later. There were a few having kids in their mid 20s, but not many, and we didn't think women having kids at 25 was too young or irresponsible, though. Our parents had kids at 19 to 22! And married very young.   The messaging was at the time  of  my 25th birthday was to be comfortable in one's career. We were expected to have full careers and work. There were glass ceilings to break, jobs that women needed  to break into that were traditionally male.  So, we did that and it was hard to do that and have babies. Things like maternity leave, benefits,  and breastfeeding  time, and family  leave  weren't a thing,  and one misstep could cost you a job and credibility in the  job. Daycare was abysmal.

The messaging now,  though,  is to be mid level or advanced in one's career  ( like partner or pretty up there on salary ladder) , and financially at set goals, and fully ahead, in the large forever home, etc. I still say this isn't great advice and will cost you later. However,  I do agree with having all major educational goals done. Finish grad school if you can if that's on the target goal sheet.

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