Men decide it's never too late to have kids

Christian Science Monitor ^ | 01 September 2004 | Kim Campbell

[the OlLine Rebel]

"Fatherhood is on the minds of more men in their 40s and 50s these days, impacting the dating world"

Great, more validation of scoping out 20-something females even tho 1 could 1self be their father! :-~

[HitmanLV]

Yep. I am a 6 year old male and only date 20-something women. No complaints from me!

[Red Badger]

I am of the same mode of thought. I'm 49, but can't seem to convince my wife. BTW, That's my daughter's name!

[HitmanLV]

Haha! Make that '36' year old male! ;-)

"Yep. I am a 36 year old male and only date 20-something women. No complaints from me!"

[big'ol_freeper]

ping

[Red Badger]

At 6 years old I am surprised you can type, much less ......nevermind....

[Hank Rearden]

Dood - you were all lined up for a boatload of compliments, and ya blew it.

[FormerACLUmember]

It is nice to see at least someone interested in having kids. The problem is that many American women are not interested in having children, or are postponing it until they are not biologically able to procreate. And most American women are simply emotionally too selfish and unfit to be successful mothers.

[tbird5]

Selfish baby boomers in the news again.

[HitmanLV]

Haha! If I was a 6 year old dating 20-somethings, I would proabably sweet talk one of the lovelies to type for me! :-)

[HitmanLV]

Honesty is the best policy, they say!

[ken5050]

40-50 y.o. men..maerrey the younger wife..furst thing she does..gets pregnant..this makes sure she's in the will..what's not discussed here is the effect on the kids..ever go into a 3rd grade class..Tommy's dad picks him uip..the other kids ay his grandpa's cool...OTOH, there is an advantage to old guys having kids..thet dont;' have to worry about paying for college..they just have their Soc Sec checks directly deposited for their monthly tuition plan payment..

[coconutt2000]

And most American women are simply emotionally too selfish and unfit to be successful mothers.

My take exactly on a lot of women. Of the women I meet, maybe 1 in 10 want to have a family with more than one kid, and maybe 4-6 out of 10 aren't sure they even want kids. Can you believe that one reason they don't want to have kids while in their 20s is stretch marks?

[TommyUdo]

I am 54yo man, retired, and presently completely exhausted from chasing my 17 month old toddler around the house all morning. As this is my current full-time avocation and profession (yes, I cook and change the oil in car, too) and my wife is going to have another child with whom I will be similarly occupied--I can say without hesitation to any man contemplating this...

Make plans to be joining Mr. Clinton in the Hospital.

[Argus]

In my neighborhood, I see a lot of old coots wheeling baby carriages, and I know they're not watching the grandkids. It means the new trophy wife has sealed the deal. These guys all have hair plugs, liposuction and botox, but they look like they're wheezing their last in a game effort to keep up. Frankly, it's pathetic.

[GovernmentShrinker]

The age limit for women is being pushed out further and further. With embryo freezing, it's already essentially unlimited. For those who haven't settled on a partner, egg-freezing technology will shortly be sufficiently perfected to have the same effect.

[ken5050]

and they wear Spandex...

[GovernmentShrinker]

I don't think it's "selfish" to want to be as mature and financially secure as possible, before undertaking the huge responsibility of raising children.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Unless your wife is having the next baby against your will, you must be enjoying this more than you admit.