Lyman Stone on America’s falling birth rate

I always knew I wanted to have children. And because all my jokes are terrible and I genuinely enjoy chatting about the weather, it just felt kinda predestined. Everybody I know knew I wanted kids. I put it in my online dating profiles (do not recommend if you are trying to land a date). As I changed jobs and locations in my twenties, becoming a dad was the only immutable part of the vision I had for the future.

In late 2023, my dream came true: My wife gave birth to our daughter. She’s funny and exhausting and wonderful.

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