tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post4450093512522777484..comments2023-10-28T00:47:18.069-07:00Comments on Weeks Population: Buy in the Bust, Sell in the BoomJohn Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04069566137451684355noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post-2150816181226742962010-10-24T19:49:59.606-07:002010-10-24T19:49:59.606-07:00Most of my peer-group is in this boat, and they ar...Most of my peer-group is in this boat, and they are postponing pregnancy in hopes of better economic times. On the other hand, my wife and I are of the mindset that there is no "perfect time" to have a child, and that you have to "just do it." As parents, we have to verbal threaten our son's loving grandparents with things like revoking visitation privileges because they are all so eager to spoil him rotten. Boxes would randomly show up, courtesy of UPS, which were filled with all kinds of over-priced, "latest-and-greatest," "doctor-approved-clinically-researched," gadgets and gizmos.<br /><br />One thing this article doesn't discuss but could be speculated is this: since the average age of these first-time parents is going to be older than what is has been in the past, not only will these parents be better educated and better paid, but it is also likely that they will succumb to fatigue quicker. This would also make a Gymborie-type play environment more appealing since the kids would require less direct supervision. At 30+ years of age, neither my wife nor myself have the same energy level as our 20-something counterparts, and we are constantly being put through the ringer by our almost-two-year-old.SThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760081438556756221noreply@blogger.com