Best thing to you about being an older mom...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

poster you quoted here. I think you--and a lot of other posters--are mischaracterizing the point of the thread, which is not "Why being an older mom is better than being a younger mom" but rather pointing out the good things about being an older mom.

In my case, there are a lot of reasons why I appreciate being older, but I would not necessarily have chosen to be an older mom--there are definite drawbacks too, which I could easily list. I didn't delay having kids so I could travel and eat in restaurants--I didn't have a choice. I was unexpectedly single at 35, after being in what I thought was my last serious LTR. Luckily I met my husband when I was 36, got married and had kids soon after. The point is that I look for the good things in my situation, and appreciate the positives, rather than dwell on the negatives of being an older mom (of which there are many). I think we should all do that, no matter what age we did or didn't have kids.

I will revise my answer slightly however, to say that the best thing about being an older mom was that I was able to be one.

Perfect post. Well said!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

poster you quoted here. I think you--and a lot of other posters--are mischaracterizing the point of the thread, which is not "Why being an older mom is better than being a younger mom" but rather pointing out the good things about being an older mom.

In my case, there are a lot of reasons why I appreciate being older, but I would not necessarily have chosen to be an older mom--there are definite drawbacks too, which I could easily list. I didn't delay having kids so I could travel and eat in restaurants--I didn't have a choice. I was unexpectedly single at 35, after being in what I thought was my last serious LTR. Luckily I met my husband when I was 36, got married and had kids soon after. The point is that I look for the good things in my situation, and appreciate the positives, rather than dwell on the negatives of being an older mom (of which there are many). I think we should all do that, no matter what age we did or didn't have kids.

I will revise my answer slightly however, to say that the best thing about being an older mom was that I was able to be one.

Perfect post. Well said!!

That's sweet.