Absolutely true. The pessimistic view of "closing doors" once you start a family prevents one from doing anything. There won't be ever the right moment of start

Absolutely true. The pessimistic view of "closing doors" once you start a family prevents one from doing anything. There won't be ever the right moment of starting a family, so why don't just do it now. I did it during my PhD studies, finishing now with my great little family. My partner and me both work hard to get towards our personal goals. Sure, we live in a European country. We don't profit from a close family but from cheap public-money-funded child care. I absolutely can understand the feeling of loosing power (I suffered a lot personally too), but if I got the correct idea I would not wait a minute to start a buisness. Or do anything else wildly time consuming.