"We serve a God of order and when you live a life ordered there's a double portion of grace.
Meaning marriage first, then kids, and everything else. Timing matters because life is shorter than you might think, and you never know what could happen.
The point is, don't put it off.
Don't rush it or force it if it's not right, but don't put it off," wrote Erika Kirk.
Records show Kirk married her husband in 2021 at age 32 while Charlie Kirk was 27, and she noted that while the timing was appropriate, she wished they had started their family earlier.
Kirk further clarified that her husband's advice was not an endorsement of financial irresponsibility or reliance on social safety nets.
"There is no such thing as perfect timing to have kids.
Financial struggles are a part of life, but the problem is a lot of Americans are self-surviving, not self-sacrificing, and they expect to live a very distinct lifestyle based on what they see online.
When Charlie encouraged young people to have more kids than they can afford, he wasn't saying to recklessly bring a child into this world and have them on welfare.
He was saying children aren't a luxury item to have once you meet a certain tax bracket threshold.
You don't need a mansion in order to build a family," wrote Erika Kirk.
Throughout her essay, Grose referenced Stephanie Coontz's book "For Better and Worse," which outlines how marriage concepts shift across different eras and cultures.
Grose concluded that defining marriage in a way that alienates the majority of the population is counterproductive to conservative goals.
"I take conservatives at their word that they want more people to get married and for those people to have more children than they are currently having.
But it makes absolutely no sense to create a definition of marriage that excludes the desires and ideals of a substantial majority of Americans," wrote Jessica Grose.
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Fox News Digital reported that The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Kirk's remarks.
