Yea we definitely fell into the waiting a trap for awhile, and would surely have more had we started a bit earlier. Fortunately our parents are still getting good times and we have a good chance to as well.

Much of that was always knowing we'd homeschool, which the system is absolutely designed to repress.

justin_shocknet

This isn't discussed often enough. It has profound implications for family dynamics.

I often counsel people to start having kids sooner rather than later, in part because it means they'll become grandparents at a younger age but also because it allows their parents to become grandparents when they're younger.

Becoming a grandparent in your early 50's is very different than becoming a grandparent in your 70's.

ideasfromtheedge

What's your plan, if you're not able to take care for yourself?

Signal312

> having kids later in life

This isn't discussed often enough. It has profound implications for family dynamics. 

I often counsel people to start having kids sooner rather than later, in part because it means they'll become grandparents at a younger age but also because it allows their parents to become grandparents when they're younger.

Becoming a grandparent in your early 50's is very different than becoming a grandparent in your 70's.