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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am 56 and got ice cream with my 11 year old daughter yesterday and she is still in the love Daddy phase.

I always feel sorry for folks who had kids young. They had no fun times in 20s and 30s and in 50s live in an empty house [/quote]

Why would you feel sorry for them? As this thread has shown, there are pros and cons to both scenarios (having kids young vs. having kids older).
Plus, I'm willing to bet that there are plenty of people who waited until they were older, only to find that they could not have kids.

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I don't think there is a right way or wrong way, but my husband and I met my freshman year in college whenI was 18. We married at 21 had our kids when 22, 25, and 27.We had loads of fun camping and skiing with them when we were young. I loved having babies to take care of, and had absolutely no interest in partying, drinking or drugs in my 20s.  We both managed to finish college and grad school and get good jobs, including three years working abroad.  We loaded the crew in our VW van and toured all around Europe  with three elementary aged kids. We all learned a lot together. It was not unusual for my husband and I to work long, long, hours between school, work and taking care of the kids, but we worked as a team and supported each other. I remember routinely doing the grocery shopping at midnight.  Our kids grew up to be successful and independent adults. They all finished college and have good jobs.  They all opted to marry young and have children when young so at 47, I became a grandma for the first time. We ended up having 7 grandkids in 8 years who are now the lights of my life. The two eldest are now in college and I am not yet 70.  They idea of having an empty house at 50 made me laugh. Our was always full of grandkids and their friends. I retired early so I could do a lot of driving and child care while my kids advanced their careers and completed grad school. Some of my grand kids went or go to private schools in DC.  When I visit them, or visit my grandkids at college, it is confusing to the teachers because I am the same age as some of the parents! Now we travel a lot and take the grandkids. I don't feel like I have missed anything and cannot imagine wanting a different life. I feel so fortunate.  So to each their own. [/quote]

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