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re: What is the appropriate age to start a family?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:13 am to aTmTexas Dillo
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:13 am to aTmTexas Dillo
quote:We started our family when I was 37 and she was 35.
Don't want to start in mid 30s when you find out your female better half has endometriosis and adhesions.
Zero regrets. Life happened the way God intended it.
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Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:14 am to FearTheFish
Yeah.
I think the earlier the better. I’d recommend people to get married at like 22 or 24.
But I’m going to be later in life doing it.
I think the earlier the better. I’d recommend people to get married at like 22 or 24.
But I’m going to be later in life doing it.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:19 am to FearTheFish
It just depends. I was 34/36 for both kids being born and wife was 33/35. We met at my age of 30. We’d have started a family earlier if we had met earlier in life.
I don’t think there is a wrong age to start a family. For me, I was not ready for marriage/family until my late 20s when I started dating more seriously.
I don’t think there is a wrong age to start a family. For me, I was not ready for marriage/family until my late 20s when I started dating more seriously.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 9:19 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:21 am to czechtiger
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2) Mother Nature and past history indicates pregnancy is possible and not uncommon below the age of 18. Is the delay of family formation into the late 20’s or later a good or bad indicator. Discuss
My wife was 30-35 when we had our 3. We wanted to pay off all our grad school debt first. Very glad we weren’t younger.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:23 am to Skywalker
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and being financially prepared for things like daycare, aftercare, and private school.
Like my father-in-law used to say, if you wait to have kids until you think you are financially ready, you may not have kids.
Translated - Kids are expensive as shite
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:33 am to czechtiger
First wife I was 21-23 when my first two were born. We were way too young, she's psycho, I wasn't nearly mature enough.... Don't recommend
Current wife we had our two at 27 & 32.
Having experience in this. Definitely in the very late 20's - 30's is certainly more ideal.
Im 45 now and do have a couple of friends that are just now starting. Personally frick all that. Past 40 I just can't imagine having a newborn... Granted I'm way more stable financially, but I also don't want to be at near retirement age when they're leaving the house. Just me
Current wife we had our two at 27 & 32.
Having experience in this. Definitely in the very late 20's - 30's is certainly more ideal.
Im 45 now and do have a couple of friends that are just now starting. Personally frick all that. Past 40 I just can't imagine having a newborn... Granted I'm way more stable financially, but I also don't want to be at near retirement age when they're leaving the house. Just me
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 9:36 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:37 am to DarkDrifter
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Im 45 now and do have a couple of friends that are just now starting
Fuuuuucccckkkk that.
My ex and his new wife are 44 and plan on having 6 kids. I think they’re both insane.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:56 am to Aubie Spr96
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can with a dedicated partner.
Wtf is up with all this “partner” BS? Should be “spouse”.
Anyone who says “partner” is definitely brainwashed or gay.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 9:58 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:58 am to czechtiger
quote:
What is the appropriate age to start a family?
After marriage.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:00 am to czechtiger
Wife and I waited until our 30s, wish we would have started earlier.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:06 am to czechtiger
I got married at 28 and had my first kid at 32 and second one at 39(he was a suprise).
Although I’m glad I did some livin while I was in my 20’s, looking back I wish I would have had kids sooner and be an empty nester when it’s time to retire.
It’s hard work at my age chasing a 6 year old around.
Although I’m glad I did some livin while I was in my 20’s, looking back I wish I would have had kids sooner and be an empty nester when it’s time to retire.
It’s hard work at my age chasing a 6 year old around.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:06 am to dyslexiateechur
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My ex and his new wife are 44 and plan on having 6 kids. I think they’re both insane
having 6 regardless of age is insane.. But after 40 ?!?!... Yeah frick all that
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:32 am to Ozarkshillbilly
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Wife and I waited until our 30s, wish we would have started earlier.
We always say the opposite, we are glad we waited until our 30’s.
We wanted a house, and to be settled into our careers before having kids. I guess we could’ve had kids maybe 2 year earlier but we don’t have any regrets, and I don’t think that would’ve changed much.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:45 am to Epic Cajun
I wanted to get some deployments out of the way, so we waited. Instead of having 4 or 5 kiddos, we have 2, which are blessings, but there will always be the "what if". Guess I'm saying there is no such thing as a perfect time to start a family. Have them and figure it out.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:58 am to czechtiger
In hindsight, I would say the earlier the better. However that's contingent on finding the right person and being financially able to support a family. Those two things can be really hard to do these days.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:25 am to czechtiger
35.0
Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:40 am to czechtiger
For some people it is never bro.
I think it is immature to frick around and oops have a baby in your 20s and shite
The smart ones wait like my family instructed us to do. We got to enjoy our youth and freedom.
Kids tie you down and make you boring.
Freedom is where it's at. That's my upbringing and really you don't see a lot of the elites and educated folks fricking around and having children in their early 20's - that is some lower class behavior
I think it is immature to frick around and oops have a baby in your 20s and shite
The smart ones wait like my family instructed us to do. We got to enjoy our youth and freedom.
Kids tie you down and make you boring.
Freedom is where it's at. That's my upbringing and really you don't see a lot of the elites and educated folks fricking around and having children in their early 20's - that is some lower class behavior
Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:47 am to czechtiger
The average age a woman is at when she has her first child in the US is 27.5, which is just below the world wide average. The more advanced Asian (Korea) and European (Switzerland) countries are around 30, while Chad and it neighboring African countries are at 18
Posted on 1/14/26 at 12:03 pm to czechtiger
I do not believe the night-time stamina that everyone has in their 20s was intended to be wasted on clubbing or partying.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 12:09 pm to DarkDrifter
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Im 45 now and do have a couple of friends that are just now starting. Personally frick all that. Past 40 I just can't imagine having a newborn
I was 50 when ours was born, wife was 36.
I certainly don't have the same limitless energy I did in my 20s, but on the other hand I'm a LOT more patient (relatively speaking) than I was in my 20s. Admittedly I'd have probably been a terrible parent in my 20s.
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