tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post7282591561545482095..comments2024-01-23T23:07:00.959-08:00Comments on GRACEful Retirement: Baby, It's Expensive Out ThereGrace.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-40508421701537578942010-09-18T22:11:42.088-07:002010-09-18T22:11:42.088-07:00Having kids are the best thing ever. And waiting?...Having kids are the best thing ever. And waiting? Why bother? It's only as expensive or cheap as you chose to make it. Most people I know are having kids because waiting just seem inevitable. And sometimes waiting costs more. Apparently a friend spend $25k on IVF.Living Almost Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655673945207221609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-17184738946553034812010-09-12T13:49:50.806-07:002010-09-12T13:49:50.806-07:00Just went to a family party. A young relative who ...Just went to a family party. A young relative who has a boy just under a year old blithely stated that she wants to have a girl so she'll definitely have another baby. <br />"What if the next one's a boy?" she was asked.<br />Oh, she'll have another one because she really wants a girl.<br />And if that one's a boy? She'll stop because she thinks three is enough.<br />But what if the next one IS a girl? She'll still go for three because her husband wants to have "at least one more boy."<br />In this economy? Yikes -- especially since neither of them has a high-paying job.Donna Freedmanhttp://www.donnafreedman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-31176116028833487792010-09-09T17:57:04.458-07:002010-09-09T17:57:04.458-07:00I'm not seeing everyone pregnant. If anything...I'm not seeing everyone pregnant. If anything I'm seeing friends and coworkers saddened because they have to delay starting or expanding their family. But, like the observations of the previous posters, anecdotal evidence doesn't mean fact.<br /><br />Anyway, personally I'm child-free and not all that bothered by the news. In the grand scheme of things its just a blip. Once things swing towards prosperity again there will be a bajillion babies dropping.velvet joneshttp://abouttreefiddy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-14574488772387546412010-09-07T07:45:04.319-07:002010-09-07T07:45:04.319-07:00I too seem to see "everyone" pregnant an...I too seem to see "everyone" pregnant and thought my gosh do these people not know children = poverty.They maybe the BEST things on earth but they also consume resources! their parents and every taxpayer.Notice you do not see very educated people with lots of children, or very wealthy mass producing children.... And most of the time they can not afford another child or even the ones they have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-47252543573482477942010-09-06T07:15:26.143-07:002010-09-06T07:15:26.143-07:00So maybe it's all those unemployed folks hangi...So maybe it's all those unemployed folks hanging out together at home and nothing else to do?Grace.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-88054347006882789532010-09-06T02:09:29.538-07:002010-09-06T02:09:29.538-07:00LOL! I agree with Nicole, EVERYONE I know is pregn...LOL! I agree with Nicole, EVERYONE I know is pregnant (not me thank God, I am 53) but my DD just had my first grandson, 2 of the women in my car pool and the wife of the only man in the car pool are expecting, my god-daughter is having her 3rd, and in my department alone we have about 5 ppl expecting (or their wives). So although I have read this same statistic, in my little world everyone is procreating like rabbits!tmbf57noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-89790650130868844492010-09-05T15:38:22.508-07:002010-09-05T15:38:22.508-07:00I saw this news too... but WHY is everybody I know...I saw this news too... but WHY is everybody I know pregnant? Everybody.<br /><br />Ok, maybe not everybody, but all the moms at DS's daycare are (time to have #2 or #3 now that everyone else is potty trained)... and all my friends who just got married in the last year or two (you know, in their 30s with the biological clock ticking), and all the slightly-senior-to-me economists I know who just got tenure (in their late 30s, see biological clocks)...<br /><br />Each of these things is explainable, but man, there's a lot of pressure! I'm gonna be a rebel and not get pregnant any time soon, probably.<br /><br />Still, a baby bust is a good time to have kids... but I'll wait.Nicolehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com