Posted on 10/23/2007 6:50:10 PM PDT by qam1
I’m glad to see you are doing well yourself :-)
25 here, no kids and no plans for any either.
That sounds kinky...is it??
I expected better from you two. LOL.
I'll just wait here... until one of you young gals want me to knock you up.
You too?! When my baby girl graduates I’ll also be 58. Our kids will be in the same class. At least your son will know that if he comes courting my daughter I’ll still be able to run him down :^)
She’s a widow with young children now. Kind of selfish of Tony, but at least they got born, which is better than nothing.
If she’s a good mother they will be OK.
Very common. My great-grandfather was 46 when my grandfather was born in 1879, my grandfather was 38 when my Dad was born and I was 40 when my daughter was born. I'm just keeping up on a family tradition.
It is never too late, you're still a kid yourself! Read my post above.
Gentlemen never tell.
if you define “old geezers” as people being in their 60’s, you’ve lost the battle already...
When my baby girl graduates Ill also be 58...
You’re making me feel old. I’ll be 69 when my youngest graduates.
The baby boomers are now outputting Gen-V, the Viagra kids. This generation will inherit so much money from dying relatives they will mostly be millionaires by the time they graduate private high school.
Old hell, you're my hero! My wife is 9 years my junior and she told me if I wanted another one I'd have to carry it. Otherwise I'd be giving you a run for your money. More power to you (as if you needed it)!
I was 53 when my youngest child was born. He is 6 now and doing wonderfully. We gave it a lot thought and did a lot of research before we decided to go ahead. The risk of genetic defects is indeed higher but individual genetic histories matter more than mass statistics, and defects can occur at any age. The most important consideration was whether I could live long enough, and remain active enough, to see the little guy through college (age 75). I could always fail to live through tonight but the odds are very good that I will get to 75.
Ages and causes of death of immediate ancestors:
Father: Still living, age 84
Paternal grandfather: 71 (heart attack)
Paternal grandmother: 86 (congestive heart failure)
Mother: Still living, age 81
Maternal grandfather: 80 (cancer)
Maternal grandmother: Still living, age 103
With 3 direct ancestors still alive at age 59, I have a very good chance of living well past 80. It might be better if I were female, but in that case I would be very unlikely to have a 6 year old.
LOL
Blame the rise on Viagra?
Because of the effects of compound interest it might be nice to live to 200. If someone puts $5,000 into the stock market for a child at age 0 and the stock market average return is 12% minus 4% inflation then they will have $24 billion in today's dollars to spend on their 200th birthday.
Anthony Quinn fathered 12 known children. The last two he fathered in his late 70's and early 80's. What a stud!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.