• jcs@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    24
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    3 days ago

    Does the 21 year old need a father figure at that age? Is their biological or step-father not around? I don’t see the need for the 21 year old to accept an 18 year old as a father figure since they’re already an adult. Express personal boundaries but let them live their own life.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      3 days ago

      Bright side is that they’re out of the house by 45. Still though, I’d rather be relatively free of responsibilities at 25 than 45.

      • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        3 days ago

        Most of human history also didn’t live to 80 and have to manage payments on a certified preowned Kia and a 3 / 2.5 in a good school district.

        • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          2 days ago

          Correct, they had to worry about the King’s soldiers coming to their village and taking all the men to be slaughtered in the King’s latest pissing match with HIS enemy, or Vikings or Romans or Sea People, etc. swooping in and murdering EVERYBODY.

    • abbadon420@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      19
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      Haven’t had a problem with it. Life’s expensive, I couldn’t afford anything, but I still can’t and I don’t think I would’ve otherwise.

      I dropped out of collge at 23 and didn’t know what to do with my life. So took a job in a factory and we had a kid.

      Now I’m 35 and I’m older, wiser, better. And I’m now finishing my bachelor and starting my career as a software developer. All while many other software developers my age are dropping out because of burn out or bore out.

      I’d argue it’s much more fun to figure out parenthood while you’re young and relatively free with plenty of time and energy for your kid. than to figure out parenthood when you’re older, more tired and have to work a demanding career.

      • baines@lemmy.cafe
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        3 days ago

        you missed the best time to figure out parenthood

        but good on you for self improvement while working and raising a kid

      • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        3 days ago

        Everyone is different, but a lot of studies show that late 20s / early 30s is a sweet spot for stability and not encountering big risks with conceiving.

        That said, having kids in your early 20’s, and early 30’s both sounds miserable to me.

        • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          2 days ago

          I had mine in my early 20s. Sucked. Laying the groundwork for my own stability was a lot harder than it should have been, but I got it done anyway with a combination of a mountain of determination, an incredible amount of work, natural talent and smarts, and so much luck.

          But the child will be an adult by the time I am 40, so I got that going for me.

    • TheYojimbo@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      95
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      I mean, first you have to know eachother since you were 14, your parents change you schools because her comportment is being problematic but she finds you anyway… Then you can lie about being neither left nor right while pandering to the alt right, and only then you get to be president.

      • loutr@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        30
        ·
        edit-2
        3 days ago

        Very important step you missed: be scouted out by the financial elite early on, then have them groom you every step of the way.