Kevin,

   I just wanted to say that I'm 37 and have three kids 16, 6, & 5.  My husband is 52!  I think he enjoys the young ones more now than he did when he was younger.  He'll be retiring when the youngest turns 18!

Hope you had a FANTASTIC birthday....and mine is Feb. 11.

Very true, but wasn't meant to be depressing! The photographer who took our oldest's senior pictures was also starting a family then - I just started young! They now have kids my grandkids ages. But maybe you won't be nearly raising grandkids when you get them!

I grew up with my kids more and made a lot of mistakes that I might not have made if I had been older when I had them.  With the situation with the grandkids though, I am glad I had them when I was young, since that also means I am young for the grandkids and so have more energy for them. Not that being a young grandparent is a guarantee there though - the other grandparents don't pitch in as much and they are younger than I am and my mother didn't as much and she was about my age.  So a lot depends on you and how you view life!

My dh was 26 when we married, but his brother was in his 30's when he married and so he is close to 60 now with a 22 year old.  While their younger sister has a 35 year old daughter who is single still. So 13 year difference in age between oldest and youngest on that side of the family of cousins, but there is a 22 year difference on mine - I have 1st cousins that are my kids ages!  I was the child of the oldest sibling and she is the youngest of the youngest sibling.

So don't be depressed about it! There is room for everyone!

Cindy/KS

Kevin

I know you're a little depressed but I know a couple where the wife didn't have their son until she was 40 and her husband was already 52 and in a job where you can sign up for a drop retirement program. He signed up before the pregnancy and his number came up when the baby was 4 months old. It's like a lottery once you're in it you can't reverse it. So now everyone is retired and living with a toddler on a limited monies. He has 2 grown daughters from a previous marriage.

In other words he'll be in his 70's when that kid goes off to college so you know that means he'll never not have a child in his house.

Kevin

I know you're a little depressed but I know a couple where the wife didn't have their son until she was 40 and her husband was already 52 and in a job where you can sign up for a drop retirement program. He signed up before the pregnancy and his number came up when the baby was 4 months old. It's like a lottery once you're in it you can't reverse it. So now everyone is retired and living with a toddler on a limited monies. He has 2 grown daughters from a previous marriage.

In other words he'll be in his 70's when that kid goes off to college so you know that means he'll never not have a child in his house.

If it's of any consolation Kevin, I'm 56 and still have a 16 year old at home... Would not give her up for anything, but I do wish we would have had her a little earlier.  But hey, remember 60 now is the new 40 so you'll be in great shape by the time your teaching them to drive....LOL<LOL<LOL