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The Saturday 7

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1. I read an interesting article this week called " U.S. Adults in their 20s and 30s Plan to Have Fewer Children Than in the Past " by the Pew Research Center. It showed that only 75% of men and women plan on having even one  child, down from 90% in 2012. "The biggest drop was seen among women between 20 and 24. In 2002, 93% of women in this age group planned to have at least one child; by 2023, that had dropped by nearly a third, to 66%."   I have a lot of thoughts, that are probably semi-controversial, but mostly it makes me sad that so many women have been taught that careers are more important/fulfilling than having kids. Listen, I will be the first to say that raising kids is hard. It's sanctifying. It requires selflessness- which is particularly hard in today's culture. But it's worth it! Reading articles like that one make me wish I'd had another baby or two before the big snip. Someone's got to keep the world populated, man!  2. That said...

The Saturday 7

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1. Another glorious week of summer! We had our first "cousin fun day" at Deer Tracks Junction. It was a hot one, but that didn't stop us from having a blast. Not our best work. Lol Just a little sweaty That bear was in the pool when I walked up the stairs to to the overlook. Apparently Levi climbed up on the fence and the bear jumped out of the water and charged at him. I'm glad I wasn't there because I'm not sure I want to know if my reflex would be to save my kid or run from the bear. Lol. Had to stop at the splash pad/park afterward to cool off! Levi, being a gentleman šŸ˜‚ Oops. The pics are out of order. Not gonna fix them. Splash pad cuties. 2. You'll be happy to know that I did, in fact, clean my basement this week. Well, mostly. One corner is full of Justin's "stuff." He's almost  done finishing the extra room in the basement where all his stuff will eventually go, but in the meantime, it's taking up a lot of real estate in the ...