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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"SG is not for the old ladies"

Well, I don't consider myself an old lady.  I'm not 80 or 90, for chrissakes. [/quote]

You will be an old lady when your child is in his or her 20's if not already dead. Anyone who has a child so late in life is not thinking about the future of that child at all. They are only thinking of themselves. There are age cutoffs at these clinics for a reason. Having a child in your 50's is absolutely ridiculous.  [/quote]

While I must admit I was extraordinarily lucky because I had the most amazing mother in the world, I also lost her to cancer when I had just turned 16.  Even though I always hoped I'd have kids in my early 30s for fear of dying before my kids were grown, I gotta say that what I learned from losing my mom is that even only 16 yrs of having an awesome mom but losing her makes me luckier than a LOT of people I've met during my life who felt traumatized by their mom/parents.  Even at my mom's funeral a good friend from high school approached me crying, saying "Why did it have to be your mom?  Why couldn't it have been my mom instead?  You actually liked your mom!"  That stuck with me forever.  I'll take my 16 yrs with her because she was amazing.

So now, as much as I hope I'll live a long healthy life and see my kids (who I had in my 40s) grow up into adults, maybe even meet my grand kids, I believe if I'm the best mom I can be while I'm here, they'll be really ok no matter what happens and when it might happen. As long as there is a good solid plan in place for who will care for them.  Of course there are no guarantees, but my mom's great mothering stayed with me all my life so I know it's possible to lose a mom before you're in your 40s and still be ok - great, even.  But I'm hoping and planning for being around.  :mrgreen: [/quote]

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