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Originally Posted by gamecock43

So then I guess your question was intended to be- "how expensive is a child?" and a follow up question is "how expensive would a child cost ME?"

because your choices when raising the kid will affect the cost.

While the answers to question #1 can range from 'not very expensive' comparing low income households to upper class households to 'very expensive', this question is easier to quantify.

And by understanding the basic costs associated with question #1, you can apply it to question #2 which deals with you specifically.

If you dont want kids you dont want kids. I call 'the mall' my natural birth control because seeing screaming children while ragged mothers shop reaffirms I am not ready for kids.

But you being a teacher, your husband being a soon- to- be- lawyer, can afford kids if you wanted them. So if you worry you cant afford them, dont worry, you can.

Nicely stated.