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So he'd be 85 when the kid was graduating high school. I'm not sure I even know any males that lived that long in my family tree..not anywhere close.
I guess if they have money that makes it different, as there will be caretakers for the kid and him.
My mom was juggling being a caretaker for an elderly parent when we were kids. I can't imagine being a caretaker for your spouse and your kid at the same time...the kid will have to grow up fast.
I'm 28, dad was 55 and mom was 41 when they had me. I didn't get picked on, but when I would go on field trips, my classmates would ask me if my dad was my grandfather. I can't imagine what this kid will go through, facing the real possibility that the child might not have a father when its in its teen years.
Plenty of young children lose parents who had them at a younger age. Death is inevitable for us all and it won't always be from old age. And I suppose they could never have had you if you feel a child's life is lacking due to the age of their parents. Either you are happy to be alive and appreciate the parents you got or you're not and you don't.
67? I realize that Steve Martin has more money than God, so he can afford a platoon of nannies, cooks, drivers, and anything else under the sun in the way of support. But if I were 67 and my wife strolled in and told me she was with child, I would calmly drive down to the local pawn shop, buy a Saturday night special, and shoot myself.
You actually think that's a better solution than at least being there for them when they are young?
It has always surprised me that Steve Martin didn't have his own kids. I think he's a great father-figure and he's going to be a terrific dad! Who cares if he's 67? The older, the wiser!
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