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[quote=Anonymous]Met DH at 25, married at 29 and kids at 31 and 33.  I can't picture having kids much earlier than maybe late 20's.  I had finished a masters degree, had 8 years into my career, bought a house, had a 6 years with DH between dating and marriage.  I don't know that the difference between 28 and 31 was that huge in terms of career or finances for me.

I don't know that there is a magical age but it is when both you and DH are ready. Kids are a lot of responsibility, they can put a strain on the marriage, they can slow down your career and they cost a lot of money.  You and DH have to be ready for it.  We were in a financial situation to help smooth some of the issues and far enough in our career to find jobs with some flexibility. We were ready to create a new life, literally, with each other.  I would have only started earlier to make having 3 a real possibility. I didn't want to have 3 kids under the age of 5 and by the time the youngest was in school, the oldest was diagnosed with a learning issues and I knew there was a high probably we would need to spend money (or I quit my job and we make a heck of a lot less money) to help the situation.  Once some of the emotional stress was eased by finding the right educational setting for the oldest, I was 40.[/quote]

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