What's the advantage of delaying marriage and child-bearing


Hazle , Tuesday, 27th of July 2010 08:35:26 AM

People naturally have more energy to take care of children when they're 
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younger. The longer they wait, the more likely they are to not wanna have 
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children when they're older. My mom knows a friend at work who is 44 YEARS 
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OLD, the she is just getting married for the FIRST TIME. Her kids will be 
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born right around the time that they should have been graduating from HIGH 
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SCHOOL! Can you imagine how much energy that is going to take out of her? 
She will be going grey with little kids running around the house saying 
''Mommy, mommy, l need this!'' and ''Mommy, mommy, l need that!'' Plus, 
she focused so much on her career, that she will have double the 
responsibility ... she waited until the peak of her career (at a time when 
her health is starting to decline and her work-related responsibilities are 
the greatest) to have kids.Some women say that having kids when their older 
is good for their career.Why?It is just going to be harder in every way 
imaginable later on.Help me understand this.
 
 
 
 
 

Kisses , Wednesday, 28th of July 2010 08:47:02 AM

Its better if u do things at rite time n rite age. V shud not  
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go against the nature. Nature takes care of everything then.If u r young  
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you wil take good care of children/husband/work etc. Its but natural. If u  
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r old, its surely going to take too much of energy out of you n u end up  
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being unsuccessful.  
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RITE TIME + RITE AGE = RITE ''YOU''  
 
 
 
 
 

pebbles , Thursday, 29th of July 2010 12:57:03 PM

these three are the most important factors it seems to having  
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children late in life ..money= just the two of you..able to put away $$  
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for later in life maturity= i have seen what happens to those persons who  
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marry too early (OR) **Have to get married** because they got caught up in  
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the heat of the moment.. stable relationship= those that wait for children  
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have more time to get to know each other & find ways to settle dfference  
is without ***blowing up*** at each other..***which when a child see is  
this happen it scares them***  
Side note to ALL ADULTS.children DO FEEL the stress that their parents &  
or older sibblings have!!!!!.so if they all the sudden act out. take a  
step back & ask yourself..how can i rid myself of this stress.and let  
child know that you may need some space..and then when you calm down..try  
to get child to speak about their feelings.YOU MAY BE SURPRISED on how  
close they hit the MARK!!!!!!!  
 
 
 
 
 

Smalls , Friday, 30th of July 2010 06:24:18 AM

The advantage of delaying marriage & child-bearing, ideally, is  
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to get established financially. Another advantage is to allow time for  
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personal growth without the responsibility of a relationship.  
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There is freedom to participate in social events without the need of  
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searching for a babysitter. Delaying marriage & child bearing also affords  
one the luxury of resting at will without the responsibility of waking up  
before rest is complete.  
 
Usually, people with such a plan commit to a healthy lifestyle taking into  
consideration the course of nature & the demand on time to care for a  
family. There are physically fit 60something-year-olds who can run rings  
around people in their 30s.  
 
To help you understand this, try not to measure an older woman is ability  
to give quality care to her children based on the inability you see when  
you imagine yourself in that situation.  
 
 
 
 
 

mr. stuffie cins , Saturday, 31st of July 2010 08:13:52 AM

Off the top of my head:  
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1) We don't really mature when we think we do (i.e., around 18);  
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2) You really do get wiser & more patient with age;  
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3) You have more money & children are very expensive to just feed &  
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clothe, not to mention other necessaries;  
4) Travel, educate yourself, get well established in ur career, then, when  
the kids come, you won't feel like you are missing anything, you will be  
doing exactly what you want to do;  
5) Having kids young & expecting to enjoy life after they are grown & you  
are in ur 40s is a great idea, but it doesn't always work out. Some  
people hit 40 & find that health & wealth are not there for them to  
''enjoy'' so they end up having put off fun in their youth to just do the  
same after the kids because they aren't healthy enought to do the fun  
stuff anymore;  
6) Options increase when you are older: I get to work at home about 40  
hrs a month (yep, that is right) & earn as much as some people who work 40  
hrs a week in middle management - an established career helped me do that  
so I can stay home & raise my kids & work on my schedule;  
7) Not everyone has trouble conceiving. I had my first at 35 & it took  
me 4 months to get pregnant; second at 37 took me 2 months;  
8) When you decide to have kids later on you know exactly what you are  
getting into & both partners are thrilled to contribute & be a part of  
every moment - i.e., no one wishes they were out partying instead of  
taking care of ur kids (not that date nights are not fun).  
 
Yes, there are some benefits to youth, but age has a heck of a lot more.  
 
 
 
 
 

Charli , Sunday, 1st of August 2010 09:30:31 AM

I am an older mother myself. I delayed both marriage &  
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pregnancy. It is not just financial stability, it is also emotional  
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stability which usually comes with maturity. Younger mothers sure as hell  
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don't have a corner on the energy market. I've seen plenty of exahusted,  
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frazzled young moms & I am the Eveready bunny. So what if the mom is hair  
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is going gray? This is irrelevant. Older mothers tend to be more focused,  
more grounded, more organized, there is a tendency to be better educated  
with a higher income & older moms can often afford to hire extra help.  
How can you predict that any older mother will be more focused on her  
career than her children? How would you now? As far as how having kids  
is good for the career, I can not answer for every one but having a child  
at my age & being solely responsible for him has motivated me to change  
careers & to continue to enhance my chosen profession. I balance career &  
child & my child is autistic, I am divorced & I even went back to school.  
I know that I could not have done this had I been in my 20s. Oh, my dear  
girl, yes, it can be done & done well.  
 
 
 
 
 

Cutie , Monday, 2nd of August 2010 02:11:23 PM

Well, my hubby & I waited 10 years before we had our first  
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baby, simply because we enjoyed one another is friendship. I think it is  
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important to build a solid relationship with ur spouse before jumping into  
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parenthood. It is enough of a strain to be a parent if you DO have a good  
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& loving marraige. I can only imagine what it might be like if you don't.  
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We are both 35. My husband will be 36 in a couple of days. We have a  
beautiful 5 year old daughter & a cute little smiley 9 month old son. We  
wouldn't take anything in the world for our babies, & if we had to do it  
all over agian, we wouldn't change a thing.  
We are both well aware of the fact that when our kids are grown & gone, we  
will be old. We also know that we will once again be alone together. We  
are also aware that we will still love eachother very much at that time, &  
are looking very forward to time alone together once again.  
We've actually started debating over whether or not to have another one!  
;^)  
 
 
 
 
 

Ol Lady , Tuesday, 3rd of August 2010 07:55:15 PM

There are a lot of advantages to waiting to have kids. I  
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personally don't plan on waiting until I am 44, but I am 29 now and in no  
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rush. I just got married this year, and we just got our first  
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house.basically I want to be financially stable, and feel somewhat  
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prepared for all of the responsibility that comes with having kids. I  
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wasn't ready to settle down in my early, or even mid-twenties. I think  
this is pretty common now.  
 
 
 
 
 

Lizz-Bizz , Wednesday, 4th of August 2010 05:04:43 AM

Its all about money. There is a better chance that you will be  
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able to live the lifestyle you want and have kids if you wait until you are  
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older and more financially stable.  
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I want to get married and have kids but I am probably going to wait until  
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I am like 35-40. It just makes more sense, at least for guys. For women  
it is a different story b/c they have to start worrying about infertility  
as they near their late 30's. Guys really don't have to worry as much  
about that.  
 
 
 
 
 

Ash , Thursday, 5th of August 2010 06:06:11 PM

One of the determinate that a child will have a successful  
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life, money liking his job, happy marriage and so forth is the age of the  
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mother. If they are born after their mother is 30 there is a greater  
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percent chance of that happening.  
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Smooth , Friday, 6th of August 2010 05:26:32 AM

very good question, what if she couldnt find someone to merry  
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her thats why she waited so long maybe  
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Scruffles , Saturday, 7th of August 2010 01:29:14 AM

I don't think there are any reasons to wait that aren't  
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selfish. People think that children are going to get in the way of their  
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goals, or playtime. I agree with you, I think it is better to have them  
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when you're young and you can enjoy them. Then you still have plenty of  
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time to play when they get older, and you can enjoy your grandchildren.  
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Pooksy , Sunday, 8th of August 2010 09:16:42 AM

Most of us have a bit more wisdom & patents when we get older.  
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We also have more money! ( Money is good for raising kids) WE might not  
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get as stressed out, & have the experience of our friends & know some of  
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the trouble.  
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Having kids young has advantages in that they are grown, & we are still  
young enough to have fun & enjoy life. Financially it is more of a  
struggle, but things work out.  
 
I had my son at age 22. I was a grandfather at age 42. Now I have a 12  
year old grandson, & that is really great!  
 
 
 
 
 

Beautiful , Monday, 9th of August 2010 12:17:19 AM

there is none. u ll be looking like a grabdad when ur kid is in  
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school and cant do anything  
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Crazy Legs , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 10:37:05 PM

Don't delay them forever, just until you are most able to raise  
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them. That is not just energy, but also financial and emotional stability  
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that comes with a little maturity.  
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Bella <3 , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 05:29:08 AM

She will not be able to bear children. I know there are lots of  
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44+ yr old women that have children, but statistically it is RARE. The FACT  
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is that after the age of 30, the odds that a woman will EVER be able to  
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bear children drops significantly. If I had to place a wager on whether or  
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not this woman will have children I would put my money on NO.  
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My advice to all the young girls reading this is to think about these  
FACTS carefully. Don't get brainwashed into thinking that having children  
means ur life is over. That is stupid. You will want to kill yourself when  
you are 33 if ur doctor tells you that you missed ur window of opportunity  
to do the one thing that REALLY matters in life.  
 
 
 
 
 

Crazy monkey , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 04:32:16 AM

sanity  
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