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Some people don't meet "the one" until they are older and therefore have children when they are older. I definitely think its better to wait for the person you were meant to be with rather than get pregnant by whomever you happen to be with at 22 just because you want to have kids young.
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You seem quite hung up on age.
You sound like you have very good reasons, for you, to have kids at a young age. Works for you, doesn't work for everyone.
In my Ideal World, 26 - 32 would be a great age range in which to have children; old enough to have your feet on the ground/young enough to have the energy! Doesn't work for everybody though. Didn't for me - they'll most likely be pushing me down the aisle in a w/c at my kids' graduation! But, hey the upside is we are very financially set and dh and I have seen/done it all and are so happy to devote the rest of our lives to our family - no regrets here!
Some, of us were ment to be older moms, Like 30 something is old. I misscarried in my 20's, I had my oldest sun at 32 and my 2nd at 36, both pregnancies thank the Good Lord went well, infact with my 2nd they kept remarking how my stats were better then the younger moms. i just think that my body was not ready for children my 20's. I have no problem staying up all hours of the night,and I still feel Like I am 20, the only differance is that I love my self more.
I can see the benefits of having kids early and of waiting.
I got married to my highschool sweetheart at 20 and had my kids at 23 and 25. If we don't have any more children (I'm 30 now), I'll be in my early 40s when they're adults. My husband and I will have plenty of time to travel and enjoy ourselves. Which is not to say that we're not enjoying ourselves now... we are! We do travel with the kids and have experiences with them that we might not have expected to with two young kids in tow. We homeschool, so that helps... it's opened our eyes to possibilities when we play by our own rules and not someone else's idea of what's "normal."
If we'd waited, we'd be more financially secure (though with the market being what it is, maybe not!), and might have done more travelling/etc. before having children. I might have been less willing to stay home and spend time with my kids after being in the workforce for 10+ years, but maybe not.
I'm glad that we deicded to have our kids young, but we still might have more, who knows?
I can see the benefits of having kids early and of waiting.
I got married to my highschool sweetheart at 20 and had my kids at 23 and 25. If we don't have any more children (I'm 30 now), I'll be in my early 40s when they're adults. My husband and I will have plenty of time to travel and enjoy ourselves. Which is not to say that we're not enjoying ourselves now... we are! We do travel with the kids and have experiences with them that we might not have expected to with two young kids in tow. We homeschool, so that helps... it's opened our eyes to possibilities when we play by our own rules and not someone else's idea of what's "normal."
If we'd waited, we'd be more financially secure (though with the market being what it is, maybe not!), and might have done more travelling/etc. before having children. I might have been less willing to stay home and spend time with my kids after being in the workforce for 10+ years, but maybe not.
I'm glad that we deicded to have our kids young, but we still might have more, who knows?
How wonderful to have that option! Guess thats another plus for starting young! Lucky you! Enjoy!
I'm in my late 30s and have two munchkins 3 and under. Oftentimes, it crosses my mind that motherhood truly is meant for those in their 20s. But, then I would have missed out on all of that wicked fun partying I did all over the globe all through my 20s. That partying wouldn't have been as much fun in my retirement years. So, I'm happy I did it this way.
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But, hey the upside is we are very financially set and dh and I have seen/done it all and are so happy to devote the rest of our lives to our family - no regrets here!
