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Just wonder what you think about this. I know many grandparents who are 35-40 years older than their grandchild. But my parents are 90 years older than our youngest child...
Is it as odd as it seems?.
To know if it's odd, I'd have to know your age & age of the child.
If you had a child at 45, and your parents had you at 45, & your child is a newborn, well, that's 90 years. Your family has kids late in life, I'd say.
I have met people who had a child at 17-18-19-20, and their child did the same. Not too common but it does happen.
When I was a social worker I had a grandmother in my caseload who was 28 when her grandchild was born. She was a mother at 14 and her daughter followed suit and had a baby at 14. Neither of them was any good at parenting and the grandchild ended up in foster care. Sad.
I don't know anyone who became a grandparent before the age of 40. Even 45 is rare. Seems like 50-75 is the typical spread in my world. I don't think there's anything wrong with becoming a grandparent at 90, per se, it's just unusual.
I am 53 and my oldest is 24 (and youngest is 17) -- I don't think I'll be getting grandchildren for at least a few more years. My mom first became a grandparent at 51 and was 65 when her youngest grandchild was born.
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