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When you're a kid, you don't realize you're also watching your mom and dad grow up.

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BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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That’s why I think people shouldn’t have kids until they have at least a couple of hundred years of life experience.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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I realize that’s a joke, but we waited until our 30s to have a kid specifically so we could have life experience and more financial stability before taking on that responsibility. I think that’s the best way to do it. Being 46 with a 13-year-old is a lot easier than it would have been for me 13 years ago.

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beigegull@lemmy.world
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The other side of that is worth considering too. Being 46 with a 23 year old would be great.

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MBM@lemmings.world
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People should have 10 years of experience with having a kid before they’re allowed to have a kid

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RCKLSSBNDN@lemmy.world
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And at least two related certs.

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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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You’ll doom humanity like that.

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