U.S. Birthrates Fall to Record Low
Anecdotal: Many folks in my social circles are just less willing to accept the real responsibility of raising a child. We&#x27;re all late-20-somethings&#x2F;early 30-somethings and I have the conversation <i>all</i> the time with people who want to wait until things like careers are established, until they have a chance to seriously travel a bit, and most commonly they just want to enjoy a relationship without the stress of kids. Kids are an insanely huge responsibility, and to parent right <i>all</i> of your life priorities change completely.<p>Also, with religious stresses being almost non-existent in the groups I run in I feel like people aren&#x27;t jumping into legally-binding marriages which causes the baby thing to be pushed down the road until they find someone they want to forge a lifelong relationship with. I think it&#x27;s a super good thing when people take their time to find the right relationship for them!<p>All-in-all I&#x27;ve noticed a <i>big</i> generational gap in thinking on this one because all I hear from tons of older relatives is &quot;sooo when you guys getting married?&quot; ...or even pushing for children before the fact. It feels unnatural and downright weird to field those questions and it&#x27;s neigh impossible to explain &quot;we&#x27;re just taking our time to enjoy this thing and not rushing into huge commitments with marriage or kids...&quot;<p>We&#x27;re just taking our time trying to do the right thing for us really... I just wish people would stop calling us selfish for that.