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Why do you think a 40-year-old mother wouldn't know herself well enough to know what she will want in her 50's? I had a baby at 40, when my older kids were school aged. I didn't just want a baby, I wanted all the stages again. I've been particularly grateful for this last baby. I have plenty of freedom, I always have.
I know I have forgotten the details of all the stages. 18 years has been kind to me. I don't want to remember some of those days once I'm already back in the game. Nah coach - leave me out.
Last edited by StilltheSame; 05-14-2017 at 09:22 AM..
So? Most of us aren't exactly decrepit at 60. Kids keep you young. I didn't have kids in my 40s but the one I had when my other kids were teenagers was the one I enjoyed the most. We had more money, more confidence in our ability to parent, more time to spend with him. I sort of wish I had had another one right after him, because he was almost like an only child. I had a fear of rocking the boat, so we stopped with him.
No they don't, you're still 60. You can paint it any way you want, but all the negatives of becoming elderly still apply, then you have to add in the 20 something kid to all of that.
If you can keep up with your 18-25 year old kid in your sixties, more power to you, but I personally do not know anyone who could, and I live in retiree central (retired senior range from 60 on the low end to 100+ on the high end. I think the oldest senior who lives in my area is 108, though I may be slightly off).
Most people in their fifties and sixties aren't raising kids, the opposite is true, in fact; this is a stage of life when parents are happy that they have raised independent adults who can take care of themselves, and have their own kids. The LAST thing the majority of age 60+ people want is to be raising a teenager or young adult.
Really? The Daily Mail? They didn't even bother to quote a single medical journal.
Medically it has been proven that your fertility drops tremendously after 35.
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