Yes
TC or GTFO
Yes and no. I'm 40 my dad is 85 and had a stroke when he was 65 and lost the ability to speak. We have a good relationship, but it would be nice if he was healthy. So I do wish he had me when he was younger. You'll have to trade that off with financial stability ( unless you're making bank at GE).
Nope. Children are for young people.
Some people have kids young and love it and love being able to have the time and energy through kids going off to college and helping with grandkids. That being said, kids are HARD! Do you have a spouse ready to take on 50% of the work and a good support network to cover all the gaps? Are you in a financial position to take on everything that comes with kids (thousands $ monthly for daycare, diapers, dr visits, college fund)? Are you ready to give up all of your hobbies and trade them for playdates and soccer practice and last minute homework assignments? Is your career stable enough to take the hit when you have to leave early to pick up the kid 2x per week and when you have to stay home with your sick kid for the third week this year?
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Really up to you and if your life can support a child. 23 is not too young to have a child but having a child is a huge responsibility and you might miss out of somethings people in their 20 can do without children. So just ask yourself, are you ready for a child and everything that comes with it? If you are then go for it and if not there is no harm in waiting either.
I am 31 and gonna have a kid on few months. I'd kill to have a child before 25. You will gain your independence back around 45. That's a relatively young age. You will have a healthy body, enough money and enough time. I'd suggest go for it
Feeling like having kids is all well and good, bit you should consider of you are ready to have kids. Are you financially stable with a solid community to support you and your child? Are you ready to give up most of your personal freedoms and independence? If those sound like tradeoffs that you aren't ready to make then you have your answer. Having a kid is amazing if you are ready and hard no matter how prepared you are.
I was a parent at 23. By far the best thing WE did. This has lot of advantages like you have energy to play with kids , by the time you are 45 your kid would have finished undergrad ( at least you can hope ). Off course it has its drawbacks too. You wont find too many young parents so its important to be prepared for a lot of exploration.
Flush babies don’t make them yet. 😏 inb4 people report this: I’m referring to mastersutercerbation.