Would a portion of the working poor families in America be middle class if they waited to have kids?

The older you are, the higher chance of fertility issues. It can take years for some couples to have babies, so if they waited until their 30s...it could be too late.

I think you should mind your own business and have kids when YOU want to have them and quit acting like you know what's best for everyone else.

In a perfect world point 1 and 2 might be correct but the world is not perfect and staying at a job 5-10 years is not always possible. Things happen, businesses go under, jobs are lost. You can't predict that. I got my college diploma in dental hygiene and found out after getting a job would be literally impossible. I landed a job half way across the country where I worked for a year before my boss lost his licence. He eventually got it back and passed away not long after. I no longer have that job and have not found another in my field since. I have a daughter and I'm in my 20's but my daughter has nothing to do with my ability to find another job in my field. The economy among other things does. My father has been at his job almost 30 years and there have been a few times recently where he didn't know if he would lose his job or not because of the economy. If nearly 30 years at a place can't give you job security then 5-10 is squat. As for your 3rd comment...yeah...obviously your 22 year old self is more mature then your 12 year old self. But then you 50 year old self is more mature then your 30 year old self so why not wait and adopt...or undergo fertility treatment once your retired with a savings and a pension? If your not ready for kids then don't have them, but if you are simply waiting to be financially stable and set in a well paying, stable full-time job you could be waiting a long time.

I do no think having children is the problem here its the fact that people seem to lack the want to work you can get so much from the government for having kids so why not they'll get more money for doing nothing, then the children suffer for it. I'm 23 and have 2 children my husband and i have jobs, the children are always with one of us while the other is at work not daycare, we live comfortably and have nice things ( without gov. assistance). In my opinion there is no 'right' time to have children there is always going to be something, finances, work, education etc. Money isnt what makes for a happy child love is.

First of all, I'd like to address the latter of your statements; #3 to be precise. It is in my personal experience that i can say, having children helps us to mature by making us more responsible, but they also help to keep us young at heart. On the other hand, not having children keeps us more immature with less responsibilities. Now this does NOT pertain to all of us, but I dare say this scenario can be applied to the vast majority. With that aside, having children does take money to raise them, as well as love, patience, understanding, guidance, security, stability, etc, etc, etc... The first statement you made is quite intellectual. However, for the second one, I'm not so sure it would make a huge difference in a a work reputation environment. As long as you show up for work, perform your duties, and use your time off wisely, there probably wouldn't be much difference between an employee having a newborn upon entering the company, or one who waited fifteen years to have a baby. Having too many children whether young or older, with none to little money, all contributes to poverty. Financial stability can be obtained at any age, if one applies themself enough. This would require a lot of self deiscipline and hard work. And is not as common as financial stability in later years.

Good luck to you, your wife, and your future family :)

My husband and I are doing just this for the very same reasons you are touting.

Sometimes it is the hardest thing in the world to wait as we are very much in love and in love with the idea of combining our awesome genetics to form little babies. We often discuss how we will raise our children and have even settled on baby names : D BUT we are steadfast in our decision to wait.

Mostly this is for financial reasons; paying for babies with a smallish income is possible especially with all of the programs the US government has blessed us with BUT doing things like going to Disney World and being a stay-at-home Mom are much easier with 60,000+ a year.

There is also the fact that at the age of 24 (as you said OP) we still notice we mature more and more each year.

Biologically our tendencies are to want to reproduce. If more people were to hold off I think we would see a positive change not just in the economic circumstances of individuals but also more responsible/intelligent children.

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What about doing 1 and 2. Have baby. Lose job due to economy. Decide to be a Stay at Home parent. Spouse loses job or decides to take off or is injured or dies.

Wow. No one in the history of the world has ever considered this. You mean to tell me that children are expensive and the older one is, the more money they are likely to have?! Shut the front door!

I honestly think that no matter how well prepared you believe you are for children in the end, stuff happens that can completely derail everything.

No. I don't think so. There are many programs available to help people who want to continue their education. Yes, it is hard but the driven can do it.

I don't think 'waiting' to have children will change much.