[Tall_Texan]

But what should I tell my sons - my daughter - to expect in life?

You should tell them to marry and have kids before they figure out what the hell they're doing becuase, after they figure out what they've done, they won't be happy trying again. All the idealism of it vanishes.

[patton]

Lot of cynics on this thread.

I am thinking that they should have kids in their twenties - then concentrate on the career. Later is plain dumb.