The price of love and building a family at a young age

Alexei Sorokin
4 min readApr 27, 2024

When we go through storms, my wife often reprimands me for how I underestimated the responsibilities that come with having a large family. I defend myself and point out to her that despite the turbulence of my career, we could’ve avoided some of our struggles.

During our more peaceful discussions, we both recognize that most people have children much later in life. Some stay single for decades, building their wealth and maybe enjoying their single lives to the fullest. Do they however enjoy their life to the fullest? I don’t know.

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Alexei Sorokin

A Russian immigrant in America, father of 4, Cambridge and Harvard Business School alum. I run and write every day. https://runningwritingliving.substack.com/