Hot Topic: Too Old to Be a Mom?

<< I think having kids young just opens the window to enjoying yourself a lot more once your kids are grown >>

Having kids later opens the window to enjoying your youth a lot more. I loved being carefree in my 20s, being able to travel, date, and explore different things while I still looked good and had an attractive body. Backpacking in Europe just won't be the same once I get to be in my 50s and I'm married.

I also know lots of women who had their children in their teens and early 20s. Now they are divorced and trying to date - and meeting lots of men who would prefer to date a childless woman. I think dating can be real hard when you are a young mother struggling to make ends meet.

Thankfully I don't have that problem [and hopefully I won't ever have that problem. I like to stay positive about things]. ;D

Also, I never said that it was wrong to have children at a later age, I did say that every one is different. I was just stating my personal preference and using my mother as an example as to why I don't want to have children later in life. I know I am a lot like my mother and won't want to have a child to take care of later in life when all I want to do is relax and enjoy myself.

My mother waited until she was 27 to have her first child, and she STILL wishes she would have had my sister a lot earlier than she did. Yes, she had a chance to enjoy her youth, but she has worked hard all of her life and wants to relax now. There is nothing wrong with that. Not everyone wants to raise a child once they are over the hill. If you are one of those people who don't mind, then that is good for you. I doubt it would be something I'd be interested in doing though.

I voted 50.  My mom had me at 42.  And I had my youngest child at 38.  :)

It is, of course, unprovable that if your mother had had her children younger, whether she would have regretted not waiting. Some people are just inclined to see greener grass where they aren't.

And watch about that "over the hill" crack, kid.