Quote Originally Posted by sparks19
My father is 60 and also has a 17 year old son.... he doesn't live with my dad though but he always loves to see him when he can (he actually goes to a private school about 5 hours away from home.... his mothers choice. He is about to head off to college though anyway) and OF COURSE my dad would never opt to be without him... that would be silly

BUT I imagine.... at this age... 60 seems a long way away for them lol and that seems awfully "old" to have young children at home (not that it is actually old lol age isn't just a number that is for sure lol) But I can definately see how some would think "wow. Kids still at home when I am 60? That is MY time " LOL.

of course... for most women this is much different.. I could NOT imagine having to go through pregnancy and give birth after 40.... It practically kills me now lol and I am only 25 hahaha. I want to be done by the time I am 30 lol.
What ??? 60 ??? Old ??? I'm shaking my walking stick in anger !!!! LOL
I must admit, that when I read this post this morning, my mouth was so wide open that my dentures fell into the toilet bowl !!!! So I had to fish them out with the toilet brush and stick em back into my mouth.
Well anyway....dentures apart....I think everybody is different in the way they interpret age and the raising of children.
I think that there's plus's and minus's for everyones methods. My mother gave birth to me when she was 16, and to my youngest sister when she was 31 (that making big brother 15yo at the time)....so my mother has had no life other than raising kids....Deb left home when she was 25, so for 40 years my mother did the mother thing. Thats a long time to raise kids. But my mother wouldn't have it any other way.....she is one of those country ladies who fed it if it moved or painted it if it didn't.
I guess one of the plus's for that is that she has this great extended family....she had six of us, and now she has all of these grandkids, and great grand kids....and she's only 74...still quite fit and able. But I guess the minus side of it, is that she has never been anywhere or done anything. But as I said, she wouldn't have had it any other way.
I believe people should just do what they think is right for them. As for me, well....I guess I have done it both ways....had a family when I was younger, AND when I was older. I have no gripes about that at all. It has suited me.
I have my house, my bicycle, my $2 in the bank...and three wonderful daughters who I will make myself a real burden on one day LOL.
But yeah....I reckon I've done it right....and I reckon so has my mum. And so will you Sparksy.
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