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[quote=Anonymous]I absolutely understand OP's concern. Grandchildren would be great, but you can't control that.

Agree that late 30s and early 40s are not an atypical time to have kids these days.

Also agree that finding surrogate grands, through nieces/nephews is also nice but OP does not live near enough.

I will offer one more thought for OP. Our next door neighbors were in their mid-50s when we moved in with our 18 month old and later had a second. Their son never had kids. They loved having our kids around - played with them outside for countless hours, taught them to garden, played board games, bought them birthday and holiday gifts, sat on the porch and talked to them when they were tweens and teens, and even went to a baseball game or school concert.

What a blessing for all of us. They were a tremendous help to us and a source of comfort and joy to our kids. They told me so many times how happy they were to have us in their lives and how much joy they got from being involved.

I say this because you can look outside your family for young children to include in your life. If not neighbors, you could volunteer at the local schools or libraries or coach a team, etc. [/quote]

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