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Beginning Stage
Happily married
No children yet
Just graduated college
Looking for a permanent job
Trying to find a house to move out of apartment -
Period: to
Childbearing Age
First child is born
Figuring out how to budget money
Adjust to living/working with a child
Schedules change to fit the life of a parent
Second child is born
More adjusting to fit the schedule of living with two children
Third child is born
Oldest children adjust to helping out around the house
All three children are girls
Five years apart -
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Parenting Stage
Oldest daughter is getting ready to leaving home for college
Middle daughter is school age
Youngest daughter has just been born
Figuring out how to juggle three kids each with different activities
Help all children through teenage years -
Period: to
Launching Stage
MIddle child and youngest child are leaving home for college
Getting used to living on our own again
More money to buy a boat to go on the lake with
Hangout with friends more often in free time -
Period: to
Mid-Years Stage
Continue to focus on marriage
Think about downsizing to a smaller home
Tease children about having grandchildren
More and more free time to be at home -
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Aging Stage
Retire
Enjoy spending time with grandchildren
Find a hobby to do in my spare time
Lasts until I die peacefully