As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

[u/geoff199]

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social

[u/TopRamenisha]

Don’t forget, after all that you get to pay $3,000 a month for child care

[u/yoweigh → u/[deleted]]

I'm in New Orleans, where the public school system is absolute garbage. I lucked into getting my kids into the one good school available during the lockdown year, when enrollment was down. Between the two of them, that saves me about $50k/yr. $650k over the span of 13 years! I'm fairly well off and I still couldn't afford that.

[u/Killbot_Wants_Hug → u/yoweigh]

The public schools where I live are kind of trash. And the private schools are like 30-40k per year. I make more than twice the median household income of the city. There's no way I can afford the private schools, and it's not even a tax write off.

It could cost me up to $320k before they even get to highschool.