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Anonymous wrote:This thread reminds me of people judging Anderson Cooper for adopting in his 50s. Damned if they do, damned if they don’t!

Anderson Cooper didn't adopt. He bought his baby through surrogacy and egg donation. Wyatt is his kid biologically and won't ever know either of his mothers. And yes, a single person at 50 is too old. Sorry Hoda!

Please enlighten me with the exact age that society shall deem appropriate for someone to become a parent!!

29 to 33 according to DCUM. Two kids in that window, spaced exactly 3 years apart. Preferably one girl and one boy.

I knew probably three people growing up besides my teachers who waited until they were after ~20 to have a kid and I still think Bindi should’ve waited.

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Anonymous wrote:What people forget is that Bindi has what many women struggle until their later years to get - a sense of Purpose, a career, financial security, independence. She has that, plus life experience. Some of it, you can’t get until you’ve paid the dues in years, but that will come.

She actually has very limited life experience. She's dated exactly one person. She's only ever worked in one area. She has NO friends. Her brother and mother aren't her best friends - they are her only friends. She's traveled, but only in the context of animal stuff (except for her Dancing With the Stars stint).

How could you possibly know that she has no friends?

No friends came to see her at DWTS, no friends were helping her plan her wedding, she talked about being sad zoo people couldn't be at her wedding but never mentioned any friends at all. She's never once posted on social media about any girlfriends.

She's spent her entire life being homeschooled--she never attended regular school, which is where most people meet their friends.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread reminds me of people judging Anderson Cooper for adopting in his 50s. Damned if they do, damned if they don’t!

Anderson Cooper didn't adopt. He bought his baby through surrogacy and egg donation. Wyatt is his kid biologically and won't ever know either of his mothers. And yes, a single person at 50 is too old. Sorry Hoda!

Please enlighten me with the exact age that society shall deem appropriate for someone to become a parent!!

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Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

No it's not. Having a baby in your late teens is one of the healthiest ages to do so. Both for the mom and the baby.

Maybe physically but, mentally you might not be ( can't speak for all teenagers) but, for the most part this is the time you think of yourself. Once you have a kid you have to put their needs above yours. You are only young once and I want my kids to enjoy life while they are young!

Some people enjoy being married and being a young mom or dad. Not everyone wants nights at a club and boozy brunches at 22.

But everyone should spend time learning who they are as part of a married couple before bringing a baby into the mix. They should go to museums and aquariums and concerts and street fairs and do various things other than the ONE THING they've ONLY EVER DONE their ENTIRE LIVES.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

No it's not. Having a baby in your late teens is one of the healthiest ages to do so. Both for the mom and the baby.

Maybe physically but, mentally you might not be ( can't speak for all teenagers) but, for the most part this is the time you think of yourself. Once you have a kid you have to put their needs above yours. You are only young once and I want my kids to enjoy life while they are young!

Some people enjoy being married and being a young mom or dad. Not everyone wants nights at a club and boozy brunches at 22.

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Anonymous wrote:I was 21 when I had my oldest. I had so much energy to play with my kid and her friends loved that I actually played with them all and didn’t get tired or hurt the way their moms did. I had my second kid older and it was so different. I still made the effort to run around, but my body hurt the next day.

LOLLL these older moms are 40, not 80. Plenty of 40 year old women run marathons. If you're tired and hurt the next day after running around after a kid, you need to see a trainer and/or a doctor. That's not normal or healthy.

Not just running in the literal sense of the word, but playing hard like monkey bars, clambering over the wooden wall, rolling down hills, jumping out of trees. The older moms didn’t even try.

Most 40 year olds can do all that stuff just fine. Not sure where you are getting these ideas. And "playing hard" on monkey bars and clambering over a wall is a lot easier than running a marathon, FYI.

If you are hurting the next day you need to look at your overall health and flexibility.

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Anonymous wrote:What people forget is that Bindi has what many women struggle until their later years to get - a sense of Purpose, a career, financial security, independence. She has that, plus life experience. Some of it, you can’t get until you’ve paid the dues in years, but that will come.

She actually has very limited life experience. She's dated exactly one person. She's only ever worked in one area. She has NO friends. Her brother and mother aren't her best friends - they are her only friends. She's traveled, but only in the context of animal stuff (except for her Dancing With the Stars stint).

How could you possibly know that she has no friends?

No friends came to see her at DWTS, no friends were helping her plan her wedding, she talked about being sad zoo people couldn't be at her wedding but never mentioned any friends at all. She's never once posted on social media about any girlfriends.

Anonymous wrote:This thread reminds me of people judging Anderson Cooper for adopting in his 50s. Damned if they do, damned if they don’t!

Anderson Cooper didn't adopt. He bought his baby through surrogacy and egg donation. Wyatt is his kid biologically and won't ever know either of his mothers. And yes, a single person at 50 is too old. Sorry Hoda!

I think that the most important thing with having kids is having a good marriage and having financial independence. Bindi makes enough to support a baby. Most people do not at 21 or aren’t yet married. Physical fitness doesn’t matter at all in parenting. My parents were in their 40s and had no trouble coaching sports or running after us.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

No it's not. Having a baby in your late teens is one of the healthiest ages to do so. Both for the mom and the baby.

Maybe physically but, mentally you might not be ( can't speak for all teenagers) but, for the most part this is the time you think of yourself. Once you have a kid you have to put their needs above yours. You are only young once and I want my kids to enjoy life while they are young!

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Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

It's amazing how people will say that women shouldn't be having babies in their early 20's while ignoring the fact that women are their most fertile at that age. This is the age mother nature wants women to have children.

DP I think they should have waited only to enjoy being a married couple for a few years. You can still be a young mom at 24 but, why rush it? Especially since we have the uncertainty of Covid.

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Anonymous wrote:Wonderful news. She will be an awesome mom.

No she won't. She's a one trick wonder. She'll force the damn kid to pray to her god Steve, force the kid to only ever wear those damn khaki uniforms and refuse to allow the kid to have any interests that don't involve the zoo or animals.

This explains why she rushed that wedding so damn hard.

Np I agree with you pp. I think that they are very narcissistic family and want the spotlight any way they can get it. Everyone knows it is sad to lose your father so young but, they act like nobody else in the world has suffered as much as they had Let's face it do we really need to celebrate her birthday or hear about their suffering anymore? They have a pretty good life and I don't think they appreciate what a charmed life they lead. Bindi and Bob never had a chance to find what they were interested in and neither will this kid.

Who wants to take bets that if it is a boy it will be named Stephen ( or Steven) and if a girl Stephanie?

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Anonymous wrote:What people forget is that Bindi has what many women struggle until their later years to get - a sense of Purpose, a career, financial security, independence. She has that, plus life experience. Some of it, you can’t get until you’ve paid the dues in years, but that will come.

She actually has very limited life experience. She's dated exactly one person. She's only ever worked in one area. She has NO friends. Her brother and mother aren't her best friends - they are her only friends. She's traveled, but only in the context of animal stuff (except for her Dancing With the Stars stint).

How could you possibly know that she has no friends?

Anonymous wrote:What people forget is that Bindi has what many women struggle until their later years to get - a sense of Purpose, a career, financial security, independence. She has that, plus life experience. Some of it, you can’t get until you’ve paid the dues in years, but that will come.

She actually has very limited life experience. She's dated exactly one person. She's only ever worked in one area. She has NO friends. Her brother and mother aren't her best friends - they are her only friends. She's traveled, but only in the context of animal stuff (except for her Dancing With the Stars stint).