Hmmm....I would like to weigh in on the 'older' mother! I was 38 when I had Jones, and can't really say I was more tired than I would have been at 24 (sleep deprivation is a form of torture...I don't think anyone really fares better despite their age! ). I can say that I was financially stable, had a house, a car, my education completed, and all my 'partying' (ugh, I hate that word) done. So, while having Jones had a huge impact on my life, I never felt, "oh, if only I had done this, or that, first".

What I do find easier is having the luxury of knowing my own mind, and not being so concerned with what anyone else thinks about raising my child.

(I might add, since she might read it!!! that Lillycat has a HUGE amount of sayso in raising this little monkey man! )