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Originally Posted by notthisagain
is he thinking of the impact to a child to have older parents? Is he going to want to chase around someone in their terrible twos when he is 52? He's going to be a senior citizen when they graduate high school. It's an irrevocable decision, moreso than marriage. Think it through carefully.
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I just want to point out that having kids later in life does have some benefits. My FIL was 52 when my husband was born. He was a senior citizen and retired for the majority of my husband's childhood. But that meant my FIL was free to go to every one of my husband's games or track meets. He was very present in my husband's life growing up, and I know my husband appreciated it a lot.
I'm not trying to sway the OP one way or the other, especially since she hasn't responded since October. I just wanted to point out there are positives and negatives to having kids later in life. This is definitely a decision that should be thought through seriously and carefully.