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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom was 43 when she had me. I didn't really like it TBH. Its the other side of the issue this board never shows. When I was 15/16/17 my parents were getting old and really didn't have anything in common with my friends parents. People claim it doesn't matter but it mattered to me.  They dressed older, they moved slower, and they started coming down with (manageable) but age related health conditions.  They were active, fit, and working but they were active, fit and working 60 year olds. Thats much different than 45 years old as most of my friends parents were.  Also when I turned 30 and had my own kids my mom was 73 and definitely past her prime. She didn't die till 83 but my oldest was still only 10 and youngest was 4. I would have loved to have some more active years on that end of the spectrum too. [/quote]

OP here. I'm really glad you're talkiby about this. Kids of older parents invariably seem to feel this way. Not much we can do now for our son but part of my rationale is to give home a sibling to share that stress with instead of having to weather it solo.[/quote]

Hey OP, I’m a child of older parents (late 30’s/early 40’s), and I don’t feel this way! I think having young kids in their forties helped my parents stay young. We’ve been really lucky; both of my parents are still healthy, and many of my peers with younger parents have already lost one or both parents. There’s no guarantee, of course, but just wanted to share a different perspective![/quote]

Plus, in the DC area the majority of educated, professional working women who have kids do it after 34-ish.  So kids with "old" parents in the DC area won't be unusual at all.  In my home town 35yo would seem old to have kids, but not in DC.[/quote]

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