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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had all of my three children before my twenty third birthday and now at forty five, they have all grown and flown the coop.

I[b] cannot even imagine chasing after a toddler or dealing w/a moody teen-ager at this stage in my life.[/b]

I remember having a lot of energy when my kids were younger. I could clean the whole house in a day, do four loads of laundry as well as bathe all of them AND even take them to the playground! Now, I am proud of myself if I can scrub the bathtub w/out having to take a break in between for my sore back! Lol.

Anyway, [b]I work as a nanny and most of the families I work for are couples in their late thirties to early forties w/young children[/b]. I comment to them that I sometimes wish I had had my own children when I was older so I could have gotten a good career first and raised them in a nice big house and had more money, etc. They in turn, respond that they sometimes wished they had their children younger because working and caring for children in middle-age was really tiring.

So in my opinion, it is all relative.

How is your overall health & energy level? Remember, having a child does not automatically end at eighteen yrs. of age. Your child will still need you around long after that. You will want to be around to watch your child get married and your husband will want to walk his daughter (if it's a girl) down the aisle on her wedding day. Plus, you will want much energy and life left to run after grand children.

All of this must be considered.[/quote]

So, for money, you can imagine dealing with children, but not for love?[/quote]

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