On the other hand
My parents were 43 when I was born. I would have preferred to have come along a lot earlier when they were young enough to be more active. People were older at a younger age in those days, if you know what I mean.

My biggest about them having me when they were 43 is that there wasn't time to get to know them when we were all fully functioning adults. By the time they'd finished looking after me it was almost time to start looking after them.

I have changed a lot since my dad died eleven years ago and understand him a lot more than I did. Had he and my mum had me just that little earlier, I would have had a much better relationship with him than I did.
(BearWithLittleBrain, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 13:21, 1 reply)

I can relate...
...my dad died aged 52 when I was just 21 (clot from busted leg). I'd like to have started earlier, frankly, but I didn't meet up with any women where there was a chance of mutually wanting to give it a go until quite recently.

Which is why I'm hoping I'll be around long enough to get well past that stage myself.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 15:09, closed)