Reply to Honestly: is 41 too old to have a baby?

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Honestly: is 41 too old to have a baby?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All I can say is: Having a baby at 41 is nothing. Having a 10 year old at 51 and a 16 year old at 57 will knock you over[/quote]

I'm 50 and my son is 8.  My daughter is 12.

I run with my daughter.  My husband plays BB with my son.

can't say that I'm "knocked over" - still at my college weight, too - And I looked pretty good in my 20s!

I think these generalizations are ridiculous and ignorant.  We live in a nice home in a fantastic school cluster on 2 acres.  I couldn't have given my children this life 20 years ago.  Furthermore, you plan (pension, investments, college fund, long-term health, life insurance).

And as a teacher, I'm home with my kids all summer.

My kids are happy and not entitled.  We can raise them well b/c we've been through it all!

Don't pretend to speak for everyone - especially if you're not an older parent.
 [/quote]

Trying to sell YOURSELF how great it is? [/quote]

Instead of attacking me, why don't you attack my points, genius?

I'll add more. My husband is retiring in 5 years, which means he'll be home for our youngest.  We all know that the teen years are hard.  I'll still be working but with summers off.

This is not a "sales pitch." These are the facts.

If that's hard for you to swallow, then air what specifically is bothering YOU about my life.  OP asked if 41 was too old for a baby.  For us, it wasn't.

Argument Rule #1 - Avoid Ad Hominem attacks.    You look stupid using this technique.[/quote]

Super modest and friendly, too!  [/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