JD Vance urges young men not to wait for perfect time to embrace fatherhood: ‘You’re never ready’

WASHINGTON, DC: Vice President JD Vance on Saturday, March 28, shared candid advice on fatherhood, telling young men that "you’re never ready" to become a parent because there is no perfect time to start. 

VP Vance explained that while many people wait until their finances are perfect, it is actually having children that "perfects life" and gives a man the ultimate motivation to succeed.

Vance calls fatherhood 'shocking' but 'rewarding'

In an interview with Benny Johnson, JD Vance focused on the idea that men should stop waiting for the perfect moment to have children. 

He told young men, "my advice, young men, who are thinking about becoming fathers, who are about to have babies is, you're never ready, right?" 

He challenged the thought that you need to "get all your little ducks in a row" or have your "financial situation in a row" before holding your first baby. 

Vance noted that no matter how much you plan, the transition will always be "shocking" and "crazy." 

He said that whenever you have a baby, "whatever stage of life, it will be shocking, it will be crazy," but it will also be "the most difficult and the most rewarding thing that you've ever done."

Vance says you figure it out even when you have 'no idea'

Vance also shared a story about the early days with his wife, Usha, and their first child to show that no one starts out as an expert. 

He remembered a friend seeing them when their baby was only three weeks old and noticing they "looked like zombies" because they "had no idea what the hell we were doing." 

The VP used this example to show that even when you have "no idea how to raise this kid," you figure it out as you go. 

Despite the exhaustion, he said he would do it all over again because the experience is "the coolest thing."

JD Vance admits his only regret is not starting sooner

Looking at his life now, Vance admitted his only real regret is that they did not start their family sooner. 

He told Johnson, "I wish that we had started early and had more because it's the most rewarding," especially now that his kids are 8, 6, and 4 and have "quirky and fun" personalities. 

He argued against the "ridiculous attitude" that everything in life must be perfect before having children. 

Instead, he concluded that you do not wait for perfection to have kids; rather, "you have kids, you figure it out, and they're the thing that perfects life."