I was married at 19 (I am from that school too, get out of high school, get married, have a family).. I had my first daughter just after turning 22 and yes I was very ready.. I had been a nanny for 8 years before I got married, I started raising kids at 11 yrs old!
My second daughter was born when I was 27, I purposely waited until the first was 5... it worked out great for us! My oldest had her time to be a "baby" and the second had her chance too.
I went back to work at 8 weeks with both of them.. the oldest stayed with maw maw and youngest went to daycare.. it made the youngest much more outgoing than the first...
My girls are 21 and 16 now and I wouldnt have it any other way...
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