How many of you have talked about the prospect of parenthood with young couples or members of your family? I’ve lost count of the times the subject has come up. People tend to be scared stiff about the prospect of regret or letdowns in family formation. They look around them at the culture where the average age for marriage is now around 30 for men and women (it was 24 in 1970!!) and say to themselves, “I’ll just stick to the norm.”
getting out of your own way by having kids = spot on