> My parents were definitely not financially secure [...] If you want kids maybe not think about it so much and just yolo it.
Same here. As someone middle-aged and thus far childless, I've been thinking that "just do it" would've been the way, maybe starting as soon as a couple years after graduation.
An exception might be career planning for the woman who'd be carrying, in some career tracks.
Other than that, even the US has various ways that young parents are supported, and there are safety nets.
While one is waiting for the perfect timing, maybe partly because one's parents didn't, most other people are busy having babies in circumstances no more ideal than one's own.
There’s also a huge lag factor. Decide to have a kid when you are 24, and that kid isn’t in kindergarten until you’re 30. A lot of personal growth & professional growth can happen in that timeframe, improving your circumstances.
Not for a woman, who is will most certainly have to sacrifice professional development if she wants to breastfeed and “be there” for the baby’s first couple years.
A woman’s best bet to acquire financial security is to work through their 20s.
Same here. As someone middle-aged and thus far childless, I've been thinking that "just do it" would've been the way, maybe starting as soon as a couple years after graduation.
An exception might be career planning for the woman who'd be carrying, in some career tracks.
Other than that, even the US has various ways that young parents are supported, and there are safety nets.
While one is waiting for the perfect timing, maybe partly because one's parents didn't, most other people are busy having babies in circumstances no more ideal than one's own.