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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly it gets a little old hearing people talk about how they needed to live their lives before having a kid at 40. You will likely die before your child is finished needing you, and not really get to have much of an experience with grandchildren. Kinda selfish to keep saying me, me, me, I traveled!! Think it, fine, but no one is impressed. You should be less worried about your energy level than the fact that you will probably miss out on a lot of DC's life, and may saddle the kid with an aging parent while he/she has young children. Just sayin', save the "I lived, and that's what's important" crap.[/quote]

I had just turned 31 with my first and I will have just turned 35 when my second arrives.  There is no way I was ready for marriage or children any earlier.  I met DH when I was 26 and we got married when I was 29.   I needed to work on some issues that I had stemming from my youth before I could settle down and be a wife/mother myself.

For what it's worth, my mother had me when she was 25 and she was youthful and vibrant going into her 50's.  Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with cancer and passed away at 57.  Just because she was a young mother, does not mean she got to enjoy be a grandparent and she passed away when I still needed her.   I wish I had the chance to help care for her in her old age.[/quote]

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