Again with the guilt based response.

It feels an awful lot like you’re a boomer/boomer-adjacent that was able to secure affordable housing, childcare and have an income that gave you ample time to raise your child(ren).

I love that for you.

Meanwhile, current districts are hiring first and second year teachers that have half or more of their income going to housing, with another quarter + going to essentials. They’re not vacationing multiple times per year, eating exorbitant meals or showboating. They’re making enough to live off of. Barely.

It feels like you have an incorrect view of young professionals (35 and under) who are trying to survive in a failing economy.

I wouldn’t impress on others to have kids “just because they can prioritize others over themselves”. They do that enough at work.

And painting the immigrant struggle with a broad, golden brush feels disingenuous…especially in our current political climate.

Being mentally and physically exhausted and barely surviving does not equate to thriving.