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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you had kids at the perfect age. I waited until I was 40 to have kids and kind of regret it, even though at your age I was not in any position to have a kid and wasn’t even married. I definitely think 40 is too old to enjoy grandchildren and I’m worried about being fit and healthy enough when I’m an empty-nester to enjoy that phase of my life.  I also envy women who have grown adult daughters and are friends with them and see them a lot. I’m worried about being too old. But it is what it is.[/quote]

Me too, except I don’t think of it as waiting. I was a late bloomer in a lot of ways and didn’t meet my husband until I was 36. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I married one of the guys I dated seriously when I was younger. I guess I would have had kids younger, but would probably be divorced now. Lots of my friends from that time period are divorced. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but also has drawbacks I think.

Sometimes I wish I had gotten my shit together when I was younger, met and married a good match when I was younger, and had kids when I was younger. That said, I love my husband and the life and family we have together. So I can’t say that I’d trade it. [/quote]

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