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While it's true that stable housing is a factor in deciding to settle down and have kiddos, plenty of kids, I dare say a majority, grow up in rented places.
My wife and I have 2 daughters... and our friends with kids are proof that lots of 30-somethings have kids, but we tend to have less kids than our parents did, and we live in smaller houses because everything got so insanely unaffordable everywhere.
You mean to say a cost of living crisis makes raising kids financially unviable? Who woulda thought. >

Haha this is exactly what I'm saying and experiencing >

I made sure to have a college degree, career, and that I was financially stable before I had kids. It’s funny how that made it a lot easier than having them before that. I also didn’t need to have any of my children aborted so it’s definitely possible. >

This is how I imagine it going. Having a safe environment and stable job/finances before having the kid. I can't see that happening now - meaning some people may chose not to have kids at all >

Yeah but that means we must make it more livable and have a higher educated population. Obviously abortion needs to be banned so we can keep the poor poor and uneducated. Who else is going to work at Walmart for terrible pay??? /s >

What are you talking about? >

Finally have own a house and my job finally pays me enough to feel safe having kids, but now I'm 34 and have fertility problems. Feel like this would have gone a lot smoother if I could have started trying in my mid-20s. >

I'm sorry to hear that. This is a horrible situation to be in.