What percent of people do you know who are less than 30 years younger that at least one of their parents?

[Anonymous]

I am for both of my parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am for both of my parents.

So am I

[Anonymous]

So Gen X first or second born is likely to have parents who had them between 22-29 if they were college educated.

[Anonymous]

Me tok

[Anonymous]

(I’m 40, my parents are 65 and 66 so gaps of 25/26 years which is less than 30)

So basically anyone who had a parent under 30 when they were born? I know tons of people.

[Anonymous]

Me too

[Anonymous]

Tons of people. My mom had me at 29 and that was entirely normal for the time period.

If you asked under 20 years that would be more interesting.

[Anonymous]

Wait, how is this strange?

[Anonymous]

Early Gen X, oldest kid, and I am 26 years younger than my parents. Virtually every one of my age-cohort friends has or had parents exactly the same age. In both high school and college I had several classmates whose parents had been my parents' classmates. The few with significantly older parents were definitely outliers.

[Anonymous]

And a follow up question especially for age 35+ women: how often are you mistaken for your dad’s wife? 😩

[Anonymous]

Uh most. Including me and my two older siblings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And a follow up question especially for age 35+ women: how often are you mistaken for your dad’s wife? 😩

Never. My Dad is 78

[Anonymous]

No idea. But my phone older sister is.

[Anonymous]

Of my generation (60ish), most have parents who had their first child before 30. My college educated parents had me at 22.

Most of my friends of my age had their kids between 30-45.

[Anonymous]

I had all four of my kids before I turned 30. My mom had me and my three siblings before she turned 30.

My now grown kids don't have children at all in their 30s.