Do you think people should stop having children at a certain age?
I only ask because I saw on people.com (my fave site for celebrity news!) that Robert de Niro and his wife just had a child via surrogate.
He's 68.
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I don't think its a problem. No one is guaranteed tomorrow so a 68 year old father may not be there in a year but neither may a 25 year old father.
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I think Ecogirl has a great point, and to add another positive for older parents, they are often more financially stable. However, personally think late 40s and up is pushing it when it comes to being a new parent. I don't think it's fair to the kids as they most likely wouldn't get to have grandparents (or at least not very actively involved ones). It's also harder for older parents to keep up with little ones.
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I really like Ecogirl's point. As a personal note, my daddy was 56 when my brother was born and 60 when I was born. We are his only children. I didn't miss out having an older parent at all!
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Not a specific cut off, but I don't think people should be having kids if they are too old to raise them to adulthood. It's not responsible.
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yes, i think 68 is way too old. by the time the kid is in high school, he'll be in his 80s. come on now.
i think 40s should be the cut-off. but, you know, should and want.... 2 different things. if i couldn't have kids by 40s and scientifically, they were able to let me have them at 50s and 60s, i would probably do it.
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