Even at 24.

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I know 24 isn't really all that old and all but I still can't imagine having a kid. My girlfriend and I were speaking about our stance on getting an abortion (we were just clarifying that there wouldn't be one) and though I wanted her answer to be to keep it the answer still made my stomach drop. It kinda just hit me that I could be a father if I so choose to be. I have a few friends who have kids and for the most part I had thought that was because they had made a mistake. Maybe it wasn't. Maybe that's something that they always felt confident in. I'm pretty sure I would make a great father but the thought of having that responsibility for the rest of my life is a little scary to me. I feel I may get to the point where I will feel more confident with having a child. I think of having a family and it warms me. It's more the financial aspect that I have the hardest time wrapping my head around. I try my darnedest to save and make a good life for myself, and every single day I stress that I am not doing enough. And for those young parents who are seemingly stress free, just wow. I don't know if it's ignorance, lack of care, or the fact that they just want a family but they make it work, and I find it very impressive. I'm not talking about those who abuse the system though, anyone without morals can abuse something.