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[quote=Anonymous](I accidentally posted this to TCC first.)
I know this is the hot button issue of the ages, but I wonder if we are too old. I know this is flashpoint, on this forum, and others. I have read threads about this in the past, and can see the reasoning about those who say older parenthood is a bad idea, and those who write about happy, wonderful families with older parents. I guess I'm just posting because I keep returning to the topic in my sad, infertile head, and am wondering if anyone has any thoughtful ideas on how to do the calculus. Our journey through infertility has been long, and awful, full of losses and terrible doctors and nurses who have screwed up so badly, and man, you'd think if anyone would be ready to just be done with the idea of kids, it'd be us. But I still can't lose this feeling that kids are "meant to be" part of our lives, as ours, as a family. (We are very close and generous to the other kids in our family, and to our friends' kids. That counts, too!) 
(We are considering adoption, specifically older children, around ages 6 to 11. But we've been told that is unlikely that children in that age group are available for adoption. Which is very confusing to hear, because you always hear about older kids needing homes... but usually that means foster parents, I am learning. I am investigating further. I realize that's a different topic than older parenthood.) 
Thanks so much for any thoughts on this.[/quote]

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