I was going to link this new thread to my old and respond to the last two posts there, but it appears my thread was locked. I’m unable to quote, so I’ll respond here.
Doodler, I agree that kids keep you young, and while I would consider thinking about it if I found the “perfect” person to have them with and we had them real soon, I don’t expect to neither find the perfect person or have them want to start baby making immediately. I don’t have any issue with people who have kids late in life, for me, I have worked hard to be free to travel and enjoy my life in retirement and having kids would really limit my ability to do that.. Also, I don’t like the idea of being so much older than my children that I am likely to pass away while they are still relatively young, I’ve seen a lot of friends have their parents die young and the effects that has on them.
Ginger, having kids post 40 is a personal decision, but honestly, I think it would still serve you well to have a full family. I feel like I had that with my ex and step son, I don’t feel like that is missing from my life, but it seems like something you regret not having and I think it would fit you well if the opportunity presented itself. You are a great mom and having a real family would work well for you.
M - 9 1/2 years 5/5/16 - Bomb drop - 3 week EA 10/31/16 - We sold house 01/10/18 - D Finalized
