Back in seattle, having a big family wasn't really the norm. People focused more on school, education, fancy jobs, and waiting until the timing was perfect to have babies....
Where we moved too, it isn't uncommon to get married right out of high school and have babies. the jobs here you can get at 18 and make decent money and cost of living is wayyyyy less then the seattle area, so a big family in the early 20's is actually financially doable... even if the mom stays home full time.
It's very different here, to see young girls with the 3-8 kids i'd love to have before 30... and actually doing fine financially....
It's very different than the culture I was raised in and it's amazing to me to see this one and wish I had been raised here, i'd have definitely fit in better.
most of my friends back home who have kids, don't usually have a big family... and don't want one. many of them are more focused on college, careers, jobs, and waiting until the timing is perfect to have babies.
Culturally, I think raising a family here may be a good thing. I think if we had a big family, we'd fit in better here, and the stuff to do here is more outdoors kind of stuff, rather than art museums and gym class... not to say those activities are bad... but there's something be said for the rustic outdoors and horse back riding that the city just cannot offer - the weather is different here too so you actually spend more time outdoors.
It's cold, but warm due to the sun. It rarely rains so its not muddy and gross feeling all the time... and since were up in the mountains and 7000ish elevation roughly, it doesn't get so hot in the summer that you die of heat.
I wasn't so keen when we first moved here... but the place is growing on me.
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