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Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:00 pm to slackster
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The kid isn't the reason you're poor
Uh, it probably doesn’t help, children are incredibly expensive.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:01 pm to Clark W Griswold
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Nobody should get married till at least 25 preferably longer. No kids before 30. That would cut down on the divorce rate and single parent problems we see today.
The only reason it would cut down those rates is because people would have less time to actually have kids and get divorced. Forcing people who make bad decisions to wait to make those bad decisions doesn't actually fix the problem.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:01 pm to WaydownSouth
Apparently aliens from outer space are doing it
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:02 pm to jchamil
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This is me right now. We have a 2 year old and a 2 month old
Ours are almost 3 and 6 months (still doesn’t sleep most nights). I’ll pray for you
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:04 pm to Tunasntigers92
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Uh, it probably doesn’t help, children are incredibly expensive.
There are practical economic reasons having kids earlier is actually better. I don't deny your premise that kids are expensive, but they're expensive at any age.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:05 pm to slackster
What practical reasons?
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:06 pm to slackster
quote:Um, no. Ever heard the expression shite happens? We all do stupid stuff. Win some, lose some. That doesn't make someone a bad decision maker just because they had an unplanned child.
Making bad decisions, like having an unexpected kid, means you're a bad decision maker. The kid isn't the reason you're poor, it's the bad decision making altogether. If you're a good decision maker, and you have a child young that you actually planned, then you'll be fine down the road.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:06 pm to WaydownSouth
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I’m 26 and the SO and I have agreed not to start having kids until 32/33. Going to fully enjoy all my time while I’m young to travel and knock things off the bucket list before all my money goes to raising kids. Plus, still having kids at home in your late 40’s and 50’s will keep you young.
I was 28 when oldest was born & 33 when youngest was born. So I have a 16 year old at 49 and I'm telling you I'm way too f'n old for the bullshite that teenagers bring home every day.
Plus it is weird being the old parents at her school events. We are older than some of the kids grandparents.
This post was edited on 5/3/19 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:10 pm to OceanMan
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Yeah but at least you got to play in the NBA
That boy ain't playing in no Got Damn NBA.
Well unless it's an NBA2k tournament on XBox. He's pretty damn good at that.
ETA: Nm. I thought you said 'ONE' to play. Oops. I'm a tard.
This post was edited on 5/3/19 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:11 pm to ConfusedHawgInMO
quote:That is what some definitely don't realize. The drama for the parent increases the older they are when their kids are teens.
I was 28 when oldest was born & 33 when youngest was born. So I have a 16 year old at 49 and I'm telling you I'm way too f'n old for the bull shite that teenagers bring home every day.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:13 pm to ConfusedHawgInMO
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49
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We are older than some of the kids grandparents
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:14 pm to DemonKA3268
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Um, no. Ever heard the expression shite happens? We all do stupid stuff. Win some, lose some. That doesn't make someone a bad decision maker just because they had an unplanned child.
You're misunderstanding, and perhaps I wasn't clear enough.
The statistics on those who have kids young aren't pretty, but it doesn't mean the entire group is poor. What it means is the majority are simply bad decision makers altogether. A good, responsible decision maker that has a child early will still be fine.
If you're doomed by young parenthood, you'd very likely be doomed being childless too.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:15 pm to ConfusedHawgInMO
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Plus it is weird being the old parents at her school events. We are older than some of the kids grandparents
Where do you live where there are several under 49 grandparents in the class?
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:17 pm to slackster
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If you're doomed by young parenthood, you'd very likely be doomed being childless too.
It seems like you don’t understand the burden a child puts on a young unestablished couple, or more likely, a single woman.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:19 pm to slackster
quote:Okay, I see what you are saying.
You're misunderstanding, and perhaps I wasn't clear enough. The statistics on those who have kids young aren't pretty, but it doesn't mean the entire group is poor. What it means is the majority are simply bad decision makers altogether. A good, responsible decision maker that has a child early will still be fine. If you're doomed by young parenthood, you'd very likely be doomed being childless too.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:20 pm to jchamil
quote:That is not uncommon.
Where do you live where there are several under 49 grandparents in the class?
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:22 pm to WaydownSouth
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Plus, still having kids at home in your late 40’s and 50’s will keep you young.
I'm 53 and my 9 year old keeps me young.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:23 pm to jchamil
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Where do you live where there are several under 49 grandparents in the class?
Does that really seem farfetched? People don't have kids in their early 20s where you live?
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:25 pm to ConfusedHawgInMO
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Does that really seem farfetched? People don't have kids in their early 20s where you live?
No, they do. I just don't see a lot of people under 50 at Grandparents Day anymore
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