Took my time becoming a parent. Didn't have my first until I was 36, 2nd on the eve of turning 40. Worked out pretty well. Much more prepared at that age I think. My own parents had 2 kids at age 23, can't imagine how crazy that would have been.
In the article, there's a lot of regret, I think, for some of the things you have to go through as a parent. I get that and I feel some of it. Free time is a memory. Their activities take up a ton of my time. I also enjoy a lot of the things I have to take them to.
For me, the positives far outweigh the negatives.
I don't understand "societal pressure" to have kids. I couldn't care less about what society thinks I should do.
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