chem1st Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 I thought I'd bring this thread back up, on the cousin-breeding thread, people are all for banning it because of the risk of defects. Yet on this thread, people think it more acceptable to have a child in your 40s than youth. The funny thing is, doing so would more likely result in defects, than say breeding with your teenage cousin. How strange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.hawkins Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 So the amount of teenage women giving birth is decreasing and the amount of older women giving birth is increasing. But do you find it more socially acceptable for a women to give birth in her teens or in her 40s? between the two, a woman in her 40s, why? stability for the child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanInHeels Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Despite being a young parent myself i'm not sure its socially acceptable, or even should be.. but have voted that way after a conversation with a friend a while ago who has much older parents... as this person neared their 20's, their parents were closer to 70's. They were quite upset by this.. therefore i'm off the idea.. plus, my parents are in their 40's and that is icky. .....at the same time, each to their own, there are benefits and drawbacks to each and loving the child is what matters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.hawkins Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I thought I'd bring this thread back up, on the cousin-breeding thread, people are all for banning it because of the risk of defects. Yet on this thread, people think it more acceptable to have a child in your 40s than youth. The funny thing is, doing so would more likely result in defects, than say breeding with your teenage cousin. How strange! the custom of cousins marrying cousins who marry there cousins who marry there cousins etc etc etc, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.hawkins Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Despite being a young parent myself i'm not sure its socially acceptable, or even should be.. but have voted that way after a conversation with a friend a while ago who has much older parents... as this person neared their 20's, their parents were closer to 70's. They were quite upset by this.. therefore i'm off the idea.. plus, my parents are in their 40's and that is icky. .....at the same time, each to their own, there are benefits and drawbacks to each and loving the child is what matters! whats icky is kids of teenage parents failing in life due to having a parent who is a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanInHeels Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 whats icky is kids of teenage parents failing in life due to having a parent who is a child. Totally agree... not saying it is always okay.... I was a child when I had my daughter... care to tell me why she will fail in life because of this? All honest opinions on this welcome as i would love to know in advance where i will go wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laineyiow Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I voted in her 40s. My mum was 40 when she had me. She's 65 now and still has more energy than I do! I feel tired just hearing about all the stuff she gets up to! I think my sister and I benefited from my parent's stable relationship (29th wedding anniversary the other weekend in fact!), home, financial situation and perhaps most importantly life experience. I'm not saying all teens make bad mothers or anything like that but they are probably less likely to have a stable, lasting relationship with the father, be financially stable, have a suitable home etc. Which are things that I think are important in bringing up children. I personally wouldn't have children before getting married for example. I was 30 when I had my daughter having been married 12 years - 4 years later I was separated and then divorced, so please don't think that just because you are married and think you are in a stable relationship that it will last once children arrive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanInHeels Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Totally agree... not saying it is always okay.... I was a child when I had my daughter... care to tell me why she will fail in life because of this? All honest opinions on this welcome as i would love to know in advance where i will go wrong guess not then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natjack Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Where's the 'neither of the above' option? Both options have their good and bad points, imo. If I had to make a choice, a couple in their mid 20s to mid 30s would be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.hawkins Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Totally agree... not saying it is always okay.... I was a child when I had my daughter... care to tell me why she will fail in life because of this? All honest opinions on this welcome as i would love to know in advance where i will go wrong her life chances are less due to her circumstances. however i was talking on a national level not about you or your child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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