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or you waited until you were 40 to have kids.

• myth_drannon 3y ago
  Robert De Niro just had his 7th and he is 79. So not everything is lost if you didn't have a chance in you 40's...
  • mrguyorama 3y ago
    Ah yes we are all as wealthy and have the same resources as a famous hollywood actor. The physical act of creating a child is so easy many people do it by accident. Raising a child is an enormous task.
    • mattpallissard 3y ago
      > Ah yes we are all as wealthy and have the same resources as a famous hollywood actor. People from all walks of life have been raising children since, well, forever. Rich, poor, smart, dumb; nearly everyone figures it out.
      • mrguyorama 3y ago
        Pretending that all those people have had equal success, or that poorer parents don't have a significantly worse time of it than more affluent groups is not helpful. There is A LOT of child neglect here in the states, and plenty of children literally do not make it out alive.
        • mattpallissard 3y ago
          True. It's also true that most children aren't neglected. The point I'm trying to make is most people raise most children decently in most circumstances. That you don't need to be rich to do so.
          • AndrewKemendo 3y ago
            As a dad of three I fully agree
    • zwieback 3y ago
      Vaguely related anecdote, an acquaintance was playing with his kids at a playground in Central Park and ended up chatting with DeNiro on a parkbench for an hour. My buddy had no idea who he was talking to, which apparently was refreshing enough for DeNiro that he proposed setting up a playdate (which didn't happen though).
• r00fus 3y ago
  Even if you decided to pull the trigger at 33 (closer to median age), your 17yo + younger siblings are still taking 80% of your non-work free time (assuming you haven't outsourced that). IMHO Kids aren't really "adults" till about 27-30 given the complexity of society. If you happen to have special needs kids, they will take even longer.