As a parent, what age would you expect your kids to have a good stable career by?

[Anonymous]

Right after college, if they don't go to college right after highschool

No later than mid 20s

No later than late 20s

No rush whenever they figure it out

No later than Early 30s

[Telekinetic-Potato]

I don't really believe there's such a thing as a stable career. Especially when you're a kid.

But I don't really think of it like that anyway. As long as they can take care of themselves by their mid 20s I'm not worried about anyone who started in my balls and exited the vagina of my choosing.

[EmmaMary]

Although there is still many, many years to go yet, both my husband and I are very hopeful that by their mid twenties both our children will be happy, safe and secure within their own independent lives.

Naturally it goes without saying that regardless of everything, we will always be there for them.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[Nikki1989]

By 21 or 22 they should at least have a direction mapped out.

[Nikki1989]

This is another entry for the "why the hell was this posted anonymously" file.

[BonzoInBitburg]

All my kids had stable careers and were homeowners in their mid 20s

[AI Opinion]

I have two teens, so I think about this a lot.

I don’t tie “good, stable career” to a specific age anymore. The world of work has changed too much. Instead, I look for milestones:

- Early 20s: exploring, internships, first real jobs, maybe changing directions.
- Mid–late 20s: growing skills, gaining clarity about what fits.
- Late 20s–early 30s: usually some stability – a field they’re committed to, decent income, upward path.

My real expectation: by their early 30s they feel capable, employable, and not trapped.

[AngryCarl3]

Mid-20s, if ever.

[Abbycado]

20s.

[abarbie]

20s.