How old were your parents when they had you?

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Anonymous wrote:My mom was 34 and my dad was 33. THey were ahead of the trend in 1964. I was their first of two.

I will add that I was 32 and 34 when I had mine- I was the youngest in my family. My older grandfather was born in 1888- so it has been a family tradition to marry and have children later in life.

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised to see people referring to being screwed up because their parents were 25 when they were born, or that their moms were resentful because they were 24.

I had my first at 26 - unplanned at that - but we made the best of it and life is good. 30+ years ago those ages were not young. I think maybe you are projecting or making excuses.

Well, seeing as I was told many many many times how I ruined my mother's life, I don't think I'm projecting. "If you hadn't been born, I would have finished college and I wouldn't be stuck at this shitty job!" "I had big plans, but then I got pregnant with you and was stuck." "If I had known you'd be such a little botch all the time I would have never gotten pregnant!" That's rough enough to hear when you're an adult. I heard that stuff regularly before I was 10 years old.

I'm so sorry OP.
That has zero to do with your mom's age, I doubt she would have been a better human/ mother/ whatever in her 30s. Hope you have peace from all that mess now.

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My parents married at 19 (mom) and 20 (dad) but weren't able to have children, so adopted their first child at 30 and 31. I was the youngest - they adopted me at 40 and 41. But technically my brother was their last adoption - he's older, but they had him as a foster child first (placed about a year before I came along) and his adoption took almost 2 years.

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I was born in 1983 and my parents were 27 (mom) and 29 (dad).

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Both parents were 24 and I was born in 1985.

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My grandfather (yes, grandfather) was born in 1868! He was 62 years old when my dad was born. My dad was 30 when I was born.

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Mom was 37 dad 42, I was born in 1980 an oops baby and their only child together (dad had older children from a first marriage). I definitely had the oldest parents amongst my friends and hated it growing up.

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Mom was 25 and Dad was 30; I was their first. My maternal grandmother was only 43 when I was born. When I'm 43, I'll have a three year old. :-O

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My grandfather (yes, grandfather) was born in 1868! He was 62 years old when my dad was born. My dad was 30 when I was born.

You were born in 1960 it's not that crazy you would have a grandparent born in the 1800's especially if your father had more than one sibling and your grandad had more than one wife.

[Anonymous]

Parents were 30 and 33 when they had their first child in 1963 -- very old for the times. I was born in 1966. They are still happily married.

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Mom was 19, Dad was 20. They were never married, never in a serious relationship. Had my first at 34, now pregnant with second at 38. DH is 36.

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Born in 1971. Mom was 25. Dad was 32. I am the oldest. My youngest sibling was born when my mom was 29 and My dad was 36.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mom was 37
Dad was 47
And that was in 1964 when people had kids when they were younger...

You're right. I was born in 1964 and my mom was 21, dad was 22. That was a pretty normal set of ages for their peer set.

Agree.
Dad was 32, Mom was 25 when my brother was born in 1958
Dad was 34, Mom was 28 when my sister was born in 1960
Dad was 39, Mom was 32 when I was born in 1965

My parents were considered to be late parents back then for all three of us, but especially me. So first PP's parents were really considered old (many back then probably thought too old) for children. I know that I'm glad that my parents disdained conventional wisdom and had me, so I would guess so is first PP.

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Born in 69. Mom just turned 19 and dad 21. Yes, shotgun wedding. Divorced when I was 7 and brother was 3.

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Born in 1973. Mom was 33 and dad was 43. Last child.