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• =Lee=B member

  August 2014

  On an almost weekly basis my husband tells me "this is why we have kids in our 20's and 30's" because it is so exhausting to keep up with them!  I can't imagine doing this in another 30+ years!  That age is when you borrow the grandkids and ship them home when you need to sit down!!  I wonder how old his new wife is!  And how totally weird would that be for his kids (in their 40's) to have a brother that is likely younger than their own kids (by like 15yrs)!!!!!!!

   

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• sschwege member

  August 2014

  =Lee=B said:

  On an almost weekly basis my husband tells me "this is why we have kids in our 20's and 30's" because it is so exhausting to keep up with them!  I can't imagine doing this in another 30+ years!  That age is when you borrow the grandkids and ship them home when you need to sit down!!  I wonder how old his new wife is!  And how totally weird would that be for his kids (in their 40's) to have a brother that is likely younger than their own kids (by like 15yrs)!!!!!!!

  I know I was trying to imagine calling up your daughters and being like, "Guess what?  You are going to be a big sister!"  Must have really been something!  I wonder if he had grandkids, he didn't mention them if he did.

  
  
  
  
  
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• catycate member

  August 2014

  My dad had my little sisters when I was 18, he was 43. Now he has a wife in menopause and 2 teenage daughters in his late 50's. Good luck with that daddio.

  

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• sschwege member

  August 2014 edited August 2014

  Leftie22 said:

  I can't help it, it always irks me when men get away with stuff like this, when a woman never would. Wasn't everyone saying that 60 year old woman who got pregnant was a horrible person, selfish, it makes the news, etc. etc., but a guy does it and it's just fine. No one's writing an article about him. But I'm getting old and turning into a crabby prude. I also think it's creepy for a guy in his 60s to have a wife who's still young enough to have kids. Can't help it. Creepy.

  I think it depends on the situation.  If they truly are in love, then I don't have a problem with it.  My uncle married a woman 20 years younger.  His wife is only one year older than my husband!  My uncle must be about 60 and he has an almost 11 year old and a 9 year old with his wife.  My uncle always wanted to get married and have kids, but didn't find the right woman until much later in life.  I just can't find fault with a situation like that.

  
  

  I do see what you are saying though, because there is a double standard in this country!

  
  
  
  
  
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• JMC11511 member

  August 2014

  My neighbor growing up had two kids that are about 5-6 years older than me. He remarried after his divorce and he now has a 6 year old daughter. He now has twin granddaughters and a grandson that are roughly the same age as his youngest daughter. They all go to the same elementary school.

  Because you're mine, I walk the line....

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• Keeptruckin member

  August 2014

  I don't know. We have a few men on their second marriages in our circle. They all say they feel they are better dads now. They spent their first marriages chasing career and do seem genuinely happy and like great dads. The best dad at preschool drop off was this man who must have been 60. He was retired, he seemed so devoted. Yeah, I get the older parents won't be around forever and that can seem selfish. But I will be in favour of any parent who seems happy, involved and devoted to their kids, no matter what age.

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