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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Confirmation bias. People always believe the choice they made was the right one.[/b]

OP isn't going to get any valuable info here. People are just saying the choice they made was correct, whatever it was. [/quote]

This is almost right.  What I think is more accurate is that these 40+ mothers are being defensive because they know in their heart of hearts that theirs was a selfish decision.  Having babies after 40 is ridiculous.[/quote]

Agreed.  
"I am so glad I have older parents" said no one ever.[/quote]

Uhhh me?  My dad was 45 when I was born. He’s 90 now and in good health. I’m grateful for every year I get with him.  I loved having an older parent. He was far into his career and had done really well, so I had a lot of opportunities growing up and graduated college/law school debt free. He had also had a lot of life experience; he was and still is the person I go to for advice. He was a great role model.

It never crossed my mind that he was older than my friends parents. We ran half marathons together when he was in his sixties. He is a loving grandfather though he doesn’t do any childcare. But then again he wouldn’t have done it when he was younger either - he didn’t retire until his mid 70s. He has funded 529s for my kids as well at UTMA accounts.  Very glad he had me in his 40s and not when he was a poor army kid at 22. [/quote]

I think it’s really sad that almost all of the positives that you have identified about your old father is how much of a money machine he was because of his age.

I have a good friend whose parents had her in their 40s.  Not only has she always been keenly aware of their ages, she’s been worried about losing them since she was a friggin teenager.  [/quote]

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