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Originally Posted by Tammyh  First of all I would never suggest getting married to someone you don't love just to have a child, big mistake!
Also, who's to say the younger mother who had the child with the older man will not remarry? What's the difference? Actually, at 66 years of age there's a good chance the father will be around for 20 years which would cover the child rearing years. I'm heading to Santa Barbara in 2 weeks for my Grandpas 90th Birthday, go Grandpa! 
I don't see why me having children already has anything to do with it. If a single woman is ready to have a child and uses adoption or artificial insemination to do so then great, I don't have a problem with that. In addition if a woman chooses to have a child with an older man who may or may not be there for the child rearing years, I don't have a problem with that either. Why is ok for one but not the other? That's what I have a problem with. You're not likely to see a 66 year old woman choosing to have a baby, she probably can't physically and I doubt that an adoption agency would allow her to adopt. So the scenario we're all talking about is an older man/younger woman. Why is it OK for a single woman to have a child but not a married woman with an older husband? Both could potentially leave the child without a father, one could get married, the other could remarry.
That's the hypocracy. |
There was recently a woman that is 67 that gave birth to a chid as well...I found that to be damn selfish too. Two years ago there was a 55 year old that had a baby as well. She lied about her age and went to another country to have Invitro done so she could have her baby. I don't care if your a man or a woman. I think once you enter into the realm of being in your late 40's and onwards it's not only risky health wise but it's selfish.
Any and every situation can leave a child without a parent but to have children when you are so much older puts you one step closer to that inevitability.
For all of you on here that have children...honestly you know what the challenge has been energy wise as you have gotten older and had more children. I know I totally felt a difference in my energy level as I got older and had my other children. I don't care how young you feel your body has it's time line and it deteroriates as we get older.