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parents of farcaster: when did you have your first child? if you could do it again, would you have started sooner or waited longer?

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38, sooner (overthought it for years)

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25. I always wanted to be a young dad, but a few more years figuring out how to be a good husband and maybe get NOT broke first would have been cool. Another point - we’re always like 10-15 years younger than the other parents. Having kids the same age as our friends sounds rad. 4 kids in @ 36, and it’s dope af

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31 (a year ago) and nope, timed it perfectly. It’s a delicate balancing act of resources (time, money) but I’d like my child(ren) to grow up modest and not have things handed to them.

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Had my first at 39. I think I did it just right. Less about when to have kids and more about finding someone to have them with and earning what I thought was enough to be comfortable. Of course I underestimated that and then had a second one.

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I had my kids at 28, 29, and 32. There was a period in my late 30s I wished I had waited bc I was comparing myself to other women my age who had achieved more than me professionally, but that was mostly fleeting. Can’t change the past anyway, so no regrets.

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I will preface with the fact that I no longer reminisce about changing the past because I always end up thinking, “then I wouldn’t have my exact children I have now and nothing is worth that.” BUT I would have started earlier. Life is better with children and ultimately everything else I achieve is meaningless

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29 and would have started sooner By comparison my parents had me at 21 and I was out of the house by the time they were 40 So I had lots of time with them when they had the most energy, and now they’re living a great life still youngish (in their 50s) and enjoying time with their grandkids

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30, seems right so far

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32, 2-4 years sooner theoretically, but the timing right now is kinda perfect unrelated to age. More time with baby would be awesome. Focused on living much longer than the average person anyways!

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We took our kid home from the hospital on my 36th birthday. I think we pretty much nailed it. We were in a solid financial situation and both well established in our respective fields, so we can give her all the attention she needs. Even a few years earlier would have been much harder for us.

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35+ Wouldnt change a thing. Wasn't ready to be mom before then and we really enjoyed being a couple beforehand.. Definitely rewired us in a good way..

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24 lol not younger

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30, and I'm good with that

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37, wife and I agree we wish we'd started earlier.

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38. I think it was the right age. I was at a good time career-wise to be able to provide for everything, have had enough carefree fun until then to not have regrets, and at peak physical and mental health to take on the new, challenging journey of fatherhood.

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