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In retrospect, I should've had kids when I was in grad school. I wasnt ricb then, but had more time and more energy. Then they'd be mostly out of the house once
by ant6n 5y ago
In retrospect, I should've had kids when I was in grad school. I wasnt ricb then, but had more time and more energy. Then they'd be mostly out of the house once I get settled. But that's a Canadian/German perspective, where there's access to health insurance and affordable day care, so kids aren't so expensive.
Ppl worry too much about kids. They mostly ride along with whatever, and are probably more flexible than u are.
- doubled112 5y ago> Canadian perspective ... affordable day care Is $1000+ a month per child for daycare in large cities considered affordable?
- balfirevic 5y agoIn retrospect, I should have worked my ass off so that I'd be retired now. Or learned a bunch of languages. Or spend a lot of time practicing guitar and piano. In other words, it's easy to imagine what you should've done when you also imagine the entire cost being in the past but all the benefits still being enjoyed in the present. You might, of course, be right - but you also might not be, and it's hard to tell when fantasising about all the benefits and not actively living through paying the cost. Which is also the reason why we shouldn't put much stock in what people on their death beds say they wish they've done differently.