From what I hear it's totally worth it, but I wouldn't know.
Same here, lol I was 50 for my first and like you, glad I waited. Kids got a much better dad than would have happened if I did all of that "on time". But you're right about the flip side of having less time with them going forward...gotta make every day count.I spent my younger years kidless, and I'm glad that I did so. I got to do a lot of exploring of this and that. Looking back, I also wasted too much time. I recognize too that virtually all parents I know who had kids in their younger years are ignorant to so many things because of so much time being spent raising their kids. Now that my kid is here I wouldn't give her up for anything. And I will probably regret getting less time with her as she gets older due to waiting so long. I wouldn't recommend to anyone waiting until your 40's to have a kid, but then again, I'm glad that I did.
That's truly awesome, man. I'm 56 (almost 57) and I figure that ship has sailed for me.I spent my younger years kidless, and I'm glad that I did so. I got to do a lot of exploring of this and that. Looking back, I also wasted too much time. I recognize too that virtually all parents I know who had kids in their younger years are ignorant to so many things because of so much time being spent raising their kids. Now that my kid is here I wouldn't give her up for anything. And I will probably regret getting less time with her as she gets older due to waiting so long. I wouldn't recommend to anyone waiting until your 40's to have a kid, but then again, I'm glad that I did.
I have the opposite feeling. I didnt have kids until I was 33. it's true I was financially stable and probably more mature, but I had some health issues at 40 that took 10 years to really recover from. I really would have liked to stay on the basketball court with my kids longer and just have been a little more youthful for them.Same here, lol I was 50 for my first and like you, glad I waited. Kids got a much better dad than would have happened if I did all of that "on time". But you're right about the flip side of having less time with them going forward...gotta make every day count.