I would very much like to be a mother some day, but this year I spent the day lounging on my apartment devouring a good book, drinking iced coffee and thinking how much LESS relaxing today would be if I was already a mother. So yes Princeton mom, two months out from my 30th birthday, I'm spending the day doing…

No restaurants for us today. I'm a single mom of a 10 yr old boy. We're going to see the new Spiderman movie using movie gift card from my dad and the boy is excited to buy the popcorn using his piggy bank funds. "Popcorn's on me, Mom!" I bet it won't be very crowded.

Did most of the people who told you that become parents at a younger age? I'm genuinely curious because my wife and I, and most of our friends, waited until after 30 to have our first kid and I literally have never heard or felt that sentiment remotely. Well, a couple friends I have who had kids in their 20s regret…

As a dad I exist right now to pay bills and help support my wife while she finishes up her degree. I work hard to build a nice world for my three boys. They do fight and disrespect their mother occasionally which makes me insane. I have to teach them, separate them, discipline them and I even occasionally lose it…

fuuuuuucking thank you. My advice to people isn't have/don't have kids, it's, "party as hard as you can for as long as you can to get it out of your system so that you know what you want when you're finally sick of all that bullshit." I partied my fucking ass off, I have a kid now and I am not missing the club even a…

I kind of feel like the pendulum has swung pretty far in the other direction. Certainly these days there is no shortage of people willing to tell you how having kids changes/wrecks your body, diminishes your social life, increases your laundry, decreases your money, gives you a million things to fight about with your…

Sometimes, I feel like I'm the only person who *actually* wanted my baby and loves him, no matter what. (Even when he's a pest.) Of course, I also waited until I wanted a baby to have one (at age 32) and I got to stay home with him for 18 months. Maybe if other mothers got the chance to do that, they wouldn't be so…

Seems like a few people would happier if they'd just waited a few years longer. Now that I'm in my 30s, I see people having kids and they seem much more on board with the idea than when they were in their 20s.

I've always said I would want to have kids if I could be a father. Being a mother seems absolutely terrifying.

I'm 30 and the thought of having children scares the crap out of me. I like sleeping in, and not having to worry about getting home at a decent hour and going on random vacations on the weekend.

I am 45 with a 4 year old and looking forward to many years of soccer games, that I will be able to attend because I'm senior enough in my job to set my schedule. AND we're in a position to — gasp! — save for retirement and college tuition at the same time because I'm senior enough to be paid well.

Yeah, that's kind of where I'm at. I think it also had something to do with personal maturity, for me at least—at 25, I wasn't even really ready for a boyfriend; it seemed IMPOSSIBLE that I would be ready to have a baby for at least 10 years, maybe more. A few years later, a lot has changed, and I really do feel ready…

I don't wear makeup, but that's because I'm really hyped on this new trend called "getting a lot of sleep and waking up as late as i can get away with before i have to get ready for work."

I pretty much only wear make-up on special occasions and I will tell you this: It is, in fact, 85% laziness that causes me to do this. (The other 15% is having somewhat-sensitive eyes that makes me feel like I need to rub them constantly when I have make-up on.)

I don't make a lot of money, but I saved diligently in my early twenties and found myself with enough money to afford egg-freezing, which I was interested in doing. When I turned 25, I called the fertility clinic at NYU, and asked to come in for a consultation. The woman on the phone paused for a moment and asked how…

My mom buys me the fancy stuff because she loves my "Pocahontas" hair, I also have to use coconut/olive oil masks. Long hair is expensive but worth it

Exactly. I don't hate on the folks that choose to use cheaper shampoo. Whatever floats your boat. I just have a hard time believing someone who puts so much emphasis on their relationship to their hair would treat it so badly with the cheap shampoo.

Also if you are so wrapped up in your hair and it represents your identity, then you probably wouldn't buy generic head and shoulders.

Yup. And if it ever gets horribly ratty (camping trip or something), you get it completely soaking wet, work in your best moisturizing conditioner, and detangle by hand, a little at a time, starting from the ends. Rinse and repeat until it's to a point where you can introduce a comb. This is not rocket science,…

I went to Coachella in 2006 and 2007. It was a lot of fun, but it's also very fucking hot, and very fucking expensive. Since I live in the bay area, I like to do fauxchella instead. All the bands come play here either right before or right after the festival, so I can see the acts I really want to see, often in the…