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Originally Posted by dave8721
40 is too old to have a kid IMO (biologically getting close to actually too old to be safe for a woman at least). I had my first at 31 and 2nd at 35 and i noticed my energy level dealing with a kid was already lower at 35 than it was at 31. I can't imagine it at 42. Or dealing with a non-sleeping newborn at 50? Dealing with a rebellious teenager as a 65 year old? Paying for college right as you enter retirement?
Back in the 1950's when people had kids when they were 22-25 by the time they were 45, their kids were already out of the house.
I agree 20's is too young. 30-35 is the prime age for kids in our current society.
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I'm in a similar boat. Dealing with very young children while in your upper 30's is exhausting. And the part people overlook is the older you are, the older your own parents are. My kids' grandparents are in no shape to be chasing them around so they barely help at all.
If the cycle continues, I'll be an old ass man before (if) I get grandchildren. That sucks.