50 is too old to.....??

[MikeL]

Anonymous wrote:

Roar wrote:Wear baggy cargo shorts.

Nah. 52. I can where whatever the f**ck I want to. Cargo shorts today...

Hey, lay off the cargo short hate!
That's all I own. Very convenient for carrying $, phone, glasses, keys, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 51 and just got through dropping sophomore daughter off at college and helping her move heavy things up flights of stairs.

It was taxing -- even in my early 50's. That's what I can't figure out -- You guys that are planning on having college student kids when you are mid-60's or 70's, how are you planning on carrying all of the crap up and down the stairs?

Or are you all so wealthy that you have a butler or something to help with all that?

Not a butler but because I'm older I have more resources. I can pay someone if I want.

[Anonymous]

Well- I'm enjoying the best sex of my life at 52. Go figure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids between ages 32 and 36. Married five years before that and we saved a lot of money to give us a kid nest egg. It really helped. Became a GD at 62. My BIL became a Dad at almost 50 via adoption and I can tell its a strain. At 65 he has to listen to Justin Bieber and deal with the angst of a 15 year old girl. Plus he'll be over 70 when he is done paying for college. That stinks. Best age to have kids is around 28-35. Get your career going before hand, be young enough to deal with it and when you hit 55-60 become an empty nester and get on with the next phase of your life.

So, 50 is too old to have kids and too young to be a grandparent.

If you had kids between 32 & 36, wasn't your youngest just entering high school when you were 50?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jog. My knees hurt afterwards. Which is actually fine, because I always found jogging boring and prefer to walk and enjoy the scenery.

There are plenty of 50 year olds who run marathons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids between ages 32 and 36. Married five years before that and we saved a lot of money to give us a kid nest egg. It really helped. Became a GD at 62. My BIL became a Dad at almost 50 via adoption and I can tell its a strain. At 65 he has to listen to Justin Bieber and deal with the angst of a 15 year old girl. Plus he'll be over 70 when he is done paying for college. That stinks. Best age to have kids is around 28-35. Get your career going before hand, be young enough to deal with it and when you hit 55-60 become an empty nester and get on with the next phase of your life.

So, 50 is too old to have kids and too young to be a grandparent.

If you had kids between 32 & 36, wasn't your youngest just entering high school when you were 50?

PP here - 50 is too old to have a baby! Yes, my youngest was probably entering HS when I was 50 but I didn't need to pick her up and change her diaper! But then again, her HS years were a bit stressful....but that's a different thread!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check out the 18-21 year old girls. Very creepy.

Just girls?

I am speaking about men doing it. I don't find that 50 year old women check out 18-21 year old men

I'm 50 and there's a really cute karate instructor who teaches my son's class. He's probably early 20s. I can't help myself but look. He's THAT cute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids between ages 32 and 36. Married five years before that and we saved a lot of money to give us a kid nest egg. It really helped. Became a GD at 62. My BIL became a Dad at almost 50 via adoption and I can tell its a strain. At 65 he has to listen to Justin Bieber and deal with the angst of a 15 year old girl. Plus he'll be over 70 when he is done paying for college. That stinks. Best age to have kids is around 28-35. Get your career going before hand, be young enough to deal with it and when you hit 55-60 become an empty nester and get on with the next phase of your life.

So, 50 is too old to have kids and too young to be a grandparent.

Shut up. That's your timeline, hooray that it worked out perfectly for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 51 and just got through dropping sophomore daughter off at college and helping her move heavy things up flights of stairs.

It was taxing -- even in my early 50's. That's what I can't figure out -- You guys that are planning on having college student kids when you are mid-60's or 70's, how are you planning on carrying all of the crap up and down the stairs?

Or are you all so wealthy that you have a butler or something to help with all that?

No, my parents were in their 60s when I went to college--the other younger and fitter college students help you out!
After the first year, I did it myself, with my friends. Not a big deal.

You would think a 50+ year old person could problem solve but alas it seems at least one in that demo (PP) can't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids between ages 32 and 36. Married five years before that and we saved a lot of money to give us a kid nest egg. It really helped. Became a GD at 62. My BIL became a Dad at almost 50 via adoption and I can tell its a strain. At 65 he has to listen to Justin Bieber and deal with the angst of a 15 year old girl. Plus he'll be over 70 when he is done paying for college. That stinks. Best age to have kids is around 28-35. Get your career going before hand, be young enough to deal with it and when you hit 55-60 become an empty nester and get on with the next phase of your life.

So, 50 is too old to have kids and too young to be a grandparent.

Shut up. That's your timeline, hooray that it worked out perfectly for you.

50 is too old for women to have babies. Tinkering with nature doesn't make it better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids between ages 32 and 36. Married five years before that and we saved a lot of money to give us a kid nest egg. It really helped. Became a GD at 62. My BIL became a Dad at almost 50 via adoption and I can tell its a strain. At 65 he has to listen to Justin Bieber and deal with the angst of a 15 year old girl. Plus he'll be over 70 when he is done paying for college. That stinks. Best age to have kids is around 28-35. Get your career going before hand, be young enough to deal with it and when you hit 55-60 become an empty nester and get on with the next phase of your life.

So, 50 is too old to have kids and too young to be a grandparent.

Shut up. That's your timeline, hooray that it worked out perfectly for you.

50 is too old for women to have babies. Tinkering with nature doesn't make it better.

In your opinion. Please add that line. It is not my business when people decide to start or finish their families so I don't judge anyone who got their baby at 50. If they have the resources and can provide for their kid and a guardian/estate plan in place, more power to them. I do judge the people here who judge those folks, though. This is very much a MYOFB situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids between ages 32 and 36. Married five years before that and we saved a lot of money to give us a kid nest egg. It really helped. Became a GD at 62. My BIL became a Dad at almost 50 via adoption and I can tell its a strain. At 65 he has to listen to Justin Bieber and deal with the angst of a 15 year old girl. Plus he'll be over 70 when he is done paying for college. That stinks. Best age to have kids is around 28-35. Get your career going before hand, be young enough to deal with it and when you hit 55-60 become an empty nester and get on with the next phase of your life.

So, 50 is too old to have kids and too young to be a grandparent.

Shut up. That's your timeline, hooray that it worked out perfectly for you.

50 is too old for women to have babies. Tinkering with nature doesn't make it better.

By tinkering do you mean having sex at 50??
Because I know someone who had a "menopause" baby.
May not have happened to you but it happens sometimes .
So take your timeline and have a seat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids between ages 32 and 36. Married five years before that and we saved a lot of money to give us a kid nest egg. It really helped. Became a GD at 62. My BIL became a Dad at almost 50 via adoption and I can tell its a strain. At 65 he has to listen to Justin Bieber and deal with the angst of a 15 year old girl. Plus he'll be over 70 when he is done paying for college. That stinks. Best age to have kids is around 28-35. Get your career going before hand, be young enough to deal with it and when you hit 55-60 become an empty nester and get on with the next phase of your life.

So, 50 is too old to have kids and too young to be a grandparent.

Shut up. That's your timeline, hooray that it worked out perfectly for you.

50 is too old for women to have babies. Tinkering with nature doesn't make it better.

In your opinion. Please add that line. It is not my business when people decide to start or finish their families so I don't judge anyone who got their baby at 50. If they have the resources and can provide for their kid and a guardian/estate plan in place, more power to them. I do judge the people here who judge those folks, though. This is very much a MYOFB situation.

Not that PP but I think that people are talking in generalities and from their own POV they can not imagine themselves having a new baby at 50. For *ME* a pregnancy at 50 would be extremely hard and the sleep deprivation of a newborn - no way. But I agree with you that everyone is different and what is undoable to me may very well seem quite possible to you.

[Anonymous]

50 too old? Age is a factor but fitness and health are far more important.

how many over 60 can do landscaping in the heat of summer? How many over 30 can?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:to have toxic needy friends/family

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