Hey, good that worked out for you, but have you considered the fact that both men and women who reproduce at an older age carry the risk that their children might be born with physical or mental problems. it is not gonna happen in every case but they are more at risk, i dont need everyone bashing me on this because their dad had them when they were older, but am just trying to show the other side of the coin. having a baby is great, but if for tht joy you are risking the health of your future child then thats wrong, because the child has to live with it for the rest of his life, its just something people should consider. As for the other case, it worked well with you and it is ok with you, but there are a lot of people in society that arent, and it is their opinion, they have as much of a right to express it as anyone else. sure they should express it in a respectful manner, but for all those who are very openminded on this page and trying to tell others off, how come your open mindedness does not allow other people to have and express their own opinions?

I like this story. When you're a teenager, age is a big deal, but as you get into your 20's and so on it becomes more and more irrelevant. #199, with men, age is not an issue. The only issue is he may possibly become less fertile. And I don't know if it's everyone's only "open-minded" to their own opinions, but maybe more narrow-mindedness and prejudice is looked down on by those who have the decency to consider all the facts and not judge and condemn based on a short paragraph.

I agree with Marrajane. The reason there is a higher risk of mental or physical deficiencies is because the fertility and ability to grow a child is slowing down.

yes, but marrajane is wrong where he/she said that there is no risk to the child from older fathers, yes they are harder to concieve but even if they are concieved they are at a higher risk for psychological diseases like schizophrenia. I learnt this in my psychology class, where they went into factors that lead to some psychological illnesses. These arent made up by me, there are studies done scientifically that find this link. Am not trying to bash older fathers but if someone is considering having a baby they should look at all these factors and consider the risks as well. Lets face it the parents might love their child regardless of their deficiences but they cant always be there for the child, and it will be a lifelong hardship for the poor child. As for the thing about opinion and this is in reference to marrajane's comment, this is a public forum, everyone has a right to voice their opinion. No one needs to go around telling other people how to think. OP posted her situation on a public forum so they should expect that not everyone will be sympathetic towards their situation. If they are wrong by judging OP and people like her, then neither are you right by calling them close minded. Why do u expect everyone to be as "openminded" as you? Who made you the judge to decide how everyone should think. If they are wrong for judging her then you are wrong for judging them as close minded just from a small comment