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i rarely rant about anything on GC but these stories about women having children in their late 50's bothers me so much. I know it doesn't really apply to this women becuase it sounds like a freak accident but the women in NY just pisses me off.
I can completely understand the desire to have children but to wait until a woman's lates 50's is selfish. she will be 75 when here children turn 18. It's hard to predict how good someone's health will be in their 70's. If her health declines when she gets older her children, in their teen's or 20's (if not younger), will have the responsibility of taking care of an elderly parent when they should only be worrying about going to school and having fun. Furthermore, I hate to be morbid but life expectancy is 76.5 years for a women today, statistically their is a 50/50 chance she will pass by the time they hit 20. When having kids at that age the probability of not being there for your kids in their teens and 20's is too high. I know after college you're suppose to be independant but think how many people have help from their parents until they are fully established. How can you be thinking about anyone but yourself if you're willing to subject your children to that. And people that selfish don't sound like the best parents to me.
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