Reply to What is parenting like when you had kids at an older age?

Forum Index » Eldercare

Reply to "What is parenting like when you had kids at an older age?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm glad I had my kids later in life, I'm wealthy, im well educated amd I can pass that on to my kids.

Younger me was an idiot.

Love this.  Had my only at 40.   Younger me was a clueless idiot

Add me to this camp as well.  No way younger me could have parented my kids as well as older me.

This sentiment somewhat irritates me. It feels a bit smug from many older moms. Of course money makes things MUCH easier, and no one is discounting that fact, but honestly, older moms are no better/worse than younger mom because of this great maturity that older moms love to crow about. If one ended up having children younger, I'm sure they would have been just fine as well. I just get so sick of these subtle comments that are supposedly innocuous, but really draw lines in the sand about how your choices are better than someone else's. [/quote]
Perhaps, but I think it's more that people are just stating their own opinions.  I have kids with a 12 year age difference.  Sure, I think I was fine as a younger mom but I think the older me is a better parent.  It says nothing about you.  Really. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics