The age of your youngest child
 

I did a study a while back where I was looking at the ages of parents of young children, and I was surprised at how many parents of pre-schoolers were 40+ years old. I'm curious if the community was a fluke or if it's common.

So...poll coming. How much older are you than your YOUNGEST child? Poll crowning soon from the poll birth canal.


Rule: Your youngest may be a natural child, stepchild, or some other child relationship.

In b4 poll. 31, 13 months

he's 16
i am 50

in B4poll

One child and I'm 26 years older than him.

36 years older than my youngest.

35 years 362 days older than my youngest.

My furry youngest is 3 and can tackle.

I'm 40 and have a preschooler. Only way to fly

Jesus H Christ you are all old bastards.

38. Youngest is 4. Oldest is a few months from 7

33 years older for me, youngest is 6. My dad had his first kid when he was 40 and youngest when he was 51.

He told me when I was young that it was ok to wait to be established before having them but after he had a couple grandkids for my brothers and sisters, he told me that he was wrong and we should have them sooner so they could get to know their grandparents(I barely knew mine).

None of it affected when we actually had our kids but it did give me an interesting perspective on his views. As it was, my youngest was less than 6 months old when my dad passed. I'm glad to at least have a few pictures of them together. Only my oldest really remembers him which really bothers me quite a bit. Moral of the story, don't wait too long.

He's 31, I'm 58

Our Oldest is 40.

10 G/kids with the oldest 19.

just spend $700 plus on the ancient one. The vet was right.... She is going 15 yrs plus and my wife's dog.

50 years older.

He was born when I was 33. We got married when we were 29.

We are very glad we waited. Kids and marriage are way easier after you are calmed down and you have plenty of money.

I'm 42, my youngest is 16, my oldest would have been 22.

God bless you man.

Thanks brotha!

I was 28 when my son was born.

38

I'm 35 and don't have kids yet, so when I do I'll be up there. My dad, though, was 37 shortly turning 38 when I was born.

I never married his mom. I'm glad of that because I had him as much as I wanted, which was almost every weekend and most weekdays he was out of school. He'll be 17 next month. I have all of these memories of just him and me that I cherish so much.

And due to my condition and my life now I only get to see him a few weeks a year, but we communicate every day.

I had a baby 8 weeks ago at 36. No pain medication for my 4th Casearean and back at work 4 days after discharge.

It's bullshit that physically we should be having kids in our 20s when mentally we'd be better off waiting till much later.

Kids are a pain in the ass.

My wife had our second six months ago and she just turned 36. She would be inclined to agree with you.

I am 32. My oldest daughter just turned 5. My youngest daughter will be 4 in a few months.

You're doing it wrong. :)

Two and I am 26 yrs older than our youngest

Started at 22 years, 9 months, ended at 33 years, 2 months. Made sure during the last pregnancy. "You're WHAT??????"

I'm 35. My oldest daughter is 8 and I have twin daughters that are 5. So 30 years in age difference.

It's about the same from my age to my parents and I'm the youngest kid.

I misread the question and answered incorrectly. My youngest just turned 21 this week, I am 55. So the correct answer is 34, not the 20-25 answer I provided. :banghead:

I'm 49. He's 16. (His brother is 20.)

I was 24 when my son was born and I got a vasectomy a few months later. He's 19 now.

22 years older than my youngest.
18 years older than my older two.
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If I compensate for "cat" years, I'm 13 years older than my youngest.

I'm 39. Have a 5.5yo and a 9mo old. We lost a second child about 2 years ago, so we didn't wait this long entirely by choice. But yeah, we waited because we enjyed being TINKs. But now at least I regret it, as my parents are in their 70s and realization finally hit that they probably won't see my kid graduate high school. And that I may not see my grandkids graduation either.

The secret is not to have children. You save hundreds of thousands of dollars, and gain freedom for multiple decades. It's pretty awesome.

....and die alone.

Yup, I had that attitude for a long time. Now I wouldn't change having kids for anything.

Everybody dies alone anyway.

However, kids can be a mixed bag.

Some kids, like my daughter, can be an absolute joy and are the greatest thing in your life.

Some kids can be the ultimate headache that fills the remainder of your life with pain and regret.

But a lot of that has to do with proper parenting. But sometimes a person/kid is just a bad person/kid regardless of how much love and time you put into it.

I was lucky. My daughter has been as perfect of a kid as I could have ever imagined or hoped for. Thank Christ she wasn't like me.

Incorrect. Being with your family in your last moments is irreplaceable.

**** that.

I plan to be in the jaws of a grizzly bear getting mauled to death.

Recycled through nature.

i am 24 and my daughter is 9 months old.. i will have one more kid though

All this. Between Mrs. Fishingrod and myself we have 5 and two grandkids. I used to work with a guy that never had any. He and his wife took trips to places like Fiji every year. I wouldn’t trade places but, he did not seem to be suffering. Oh by the way I’m 50 my youngest is 19. My parents were 39 when they had me and my mom’s parents were old when they had her. My grandpa was born in 1884 wrap your mind around that.

I'll be 33 with a 3 year old in a few months.

28 with a 6 month old

Wow. I'm two years older than you and my oldest grandparent was born thirty years later than your grandpa.

thats cool. I want to tell my kids I love them and am proud of them

Obviously no kids here, but I am the youngest of two. I am 18, my father is 48, mother is 50.

40 years and change.

Yeah It was a little different. My grandfather on Mom’s side was born before Cars and airplanes and lived long enough to see man land on the Moon. He was too old to get drafted for WWI. I could easily have been 20-40 years older. My Dads side wasn’t that much younger. Gives a person a little different perspective listening to stories about your Dads Grandpa having his horse stolen by Jessie James. No idea if it was true but was cool to listen too as a kid.

Gramps and Dad
 

My dad is the short one

My dad was 30 when I was born, so similar to my situation.

My Dad, a Pilot in WWII, was 46 years old when I came into this world.

I have yet to have my seed take permanent habitat in the body of a woman.

pilot of? details?

we have 4 girls ages are 22,18,8,7.

im 44 and mom is 42.

yes i like to clean the guns when they bring the bf over for dinner.

I'll be 39 when my 2nd child comes into the world in April.

Been an empty nester for almost a year now !!!!!! Love it now only 2 yrs till the house is paid and the fun begins !!!!!! My youngest is 23 and married off,been married 30 yrs myself,love it

:facepalm:

Don't rub it in...

I remember, when I was a senior in college and newly engaged, saying to my friends that I wouldn't have any kids before I was 30.

That's when I had my second one.

As opposed to rubbing it out.

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Better safe than 18 years of child support and insurance and medical bills...

Looking at the poll results, it appears that about half of the youngest children have a 40 year-old parent when they enter first grade. I always assumed that it would be much younger.

We're not empty nesters yet since my 21 year old son still lives here but it's not like we're tied down with him in any way anymore and it is great. Glad we got it over with when we were young and poor because now we can do whatever the hell we want and afford to pay for it as well.

38

Have 3 daughters and a son

18 daughter
14 daughter
10 daughter
3 son

I had kids in the 90s 2000s and the 2010s lol


I think phobia matches that

Jesus.

Get those boys snipped already!

Bombers - B17 & B29, I believe

Never. She got fixed last time though.

:sulk:

37 years. I told my wife that if we were going to have a second kid, it would have to be by a certain age. I didn't want to be the "old dad". I'm 46 now and he is 9, and I feel like the "old dad".

My oldest is 13 and will be in high school next year. I am not at all ready for that.

I'm 31 with a 13 yr old :D

My Youngest is on its way...

I bet over half of these kids were unplanned.

Just saying.

It's probably quite a bit over half...

You appear to hold the record unless Steve Martin shows up.

23 years old when my oldest arrived in this world.
25 when the youngest drew her first breath.

I'll be 54 next week.

Right on!