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military~mommy (721.1 days ago)
My dad was 50 when I was born, 51 when my brother was born. I wouldn`t change a thing, we had a wonderful childhood and now at 74 my dad is still climbing trees, going mountain climbing, hiking the apalachian trail, taking cross country road trips with my mom camping from Florida to Washington State. Age has so little to do with parenting, however I supose I am biased in the other direction. I hate the idea of a 14/15/16 year old TRYING to get pregnant... That just makes me cringe, sorry but there is my opinion.

EandTsmum (721.3 days ago)
No I don`t think I have the right to tell someone not to have a child because of their age. My BIL got married for the first time last year at age 54. He and his wife announced last week that they are expecting their first child together (she is 45). Everyone in the family is so happy for him to finally have this experience and my MIL is beyond happy. They know there may be complications but it was their decision to make, not anyone elses. Personally, I am so excited for them both.

ArcticArlz (721.5 days ago)
going the other way I would advise teens not to try to get pregnant, but again, shouldn`t be any laws against it.

ArcticArlz (721.5 days ago)
depends entirely on the situation, but I do NOT think there should be any rules or laws against age and reproduction.

danilynn (721.6 days ago)
I think once your kids have kids, you should definitely be done! I`d say mid/late forties is probably a good time to stop. And I think there is definitely an age that is too young to have kids. If you`re still in HS, maybe you should wait!

MichelleMc(pink!) (721.6 days ago)
It`s a hard question. I think there`s definitely a point where it might be better to not conceive children, but I`m not sure it`s for me to deny someone the opportunity to be a parent, especially since if someone wants to be a parent badly enough to go through it at that age, I would think they would probably appreciate the child that much more.

LakeErieMomma (721.7 days ago)
I don`t think age as is much of an issue as being able to support a child. You may be in your 20`s and physically able to have a child, but if you aren`t emotionally or financially set to handle a child you shouldn`t have one.

RobinG (721.7 days ago)
Becoming pregnant in your 40`s is high risk but I`d never say it should be prevented. I had my 3rd at 40. Some do well in their 40`s others dont. If there HAD to be an age I`d def say none after 50 plus if you are carrying it yourself. I dont think we have a right to say they cant have a child with a surrogate. You cant base age on parenting a newborn since a child could loose a young parent too so there is never a guarantee.

Lookalike (721.7 days ago)
Unfortunately we live in a time of `I have a right...` and fill in the blank even if it is illogical and/or absurd.

T3POandR2D2 (721.7 days ago)
I don`t think there should be a cut off age as much as I think there should be a cut off point... Like, I know of 60 year olds who are healthier, in better shape than most 20, 30, 40 years olds! I think, if you are having a hard time taking basic care of yourself, you should think twice before having a baby. I`m not even sure that makes sense...



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