Should 50+ year old men be having babies?

Question

How do you feel about these men that decide to have kids at 50 plus years old? Oh, and with women half their age.

Answer 1

that kind of happened with my parents XD. My dad was 50 when i was concieved. but my mom wasnt half his age, she was 10 years younger.
but this usually happens with rich snooty people who get married for money.

Answer 2

No. Older father cause birth defects and it is unfair to saddle children with an aging father when they may need support themselves during their lives. It is in my opinion an unfortunate trend. Also, the younger women probably don't anticipate that they are not going to have the same level of help they would get from a younger, healthier man, and that they may have the double pressure of caring for young children and an aging partner. I would very much advise my daughter against it because I want her to have a happy life.
Nature did decide older men should not have babies that is why she invented ED. We have overridden this with Viagra.
Having babies is for young people, 20's, 30's, at most 40's.

Answer 3

I don't have an issue with it. I think men should be able to have babies well into their 50's and women well into their 40's. There is nothing wrong with this whatsoever.

If a woman or man wants to have children with someone half their age, that is their perrogative. If anything it will give them a better chance of conceiving, because the quality of the younger partner's eggs or sperm will be better.

Answer 4

It's up to the couple - regardless of age. Yes, there are issues with having children as you near 50 - but they are not unmanigable. I am approaching 40 and have never had children - I would give myself up to 50 years of age. As for the age of the woman - obviously beyond 35 and especially beyond 40, the challenges increase. But I don't think that's the information you're looking for - my guess is you have more of an issue with the age difference in general, not the babies - and, probably the age difference of two particular people - at least one of which you know well. You're going to need to work through this. The best thing to do is go have a civil, respectful talk with whomever it is you're concerned about. Be honest about your feelings - but remember that it's their life. They're free to do what they want for the most part - even if it seems misguided to you. Trying to control people is never a good thing - however you slice it, it's just bad.

Good luck with this.

Addition - after reading all these reponses - what's up with everyone saying "it's not fair" to the child if their father doesn't live to see his grand children??? Think about it people - where is it written that people need to live that long. As a society we've grown more accustomed to it becaues people live longer in recent decades - but that doesn't mean it's the right of a child to know their grandparents. There is a lot of chance involved - you can't predict it, you can't control it. I hope I never see the day when a kid lays a guilt trip on his parents, saying they shouldn't have had children if they were too old.

Answer 5

I think it is perfectly ok if they are in good health. My husband is 55 and I am soon to be 24. If we aren't currently pregnant (waiting on test results) we plan on becoming pregnant when he returns from deployment with the Army. He is in great health and I know he will make a great father again. He already has two sons around my age, who are two of my good friends! He has always wanted to have more children, just wanted to find the right person. He always wanted a daughter, and I hope to be able to give that to him! Plus, he don't look or act his age, most people think he is late 30's to early 40's.

Answer 6

I don't care about the women half their age part, only because the women decide to have babies with these men. However, I think it is unfair for the child. My dad is 53, and he's not old by any means, but he couldn't keep up with a baby like he was able to when we were babies. He wants grand kids! Don't get me wrong...he's still cutting the lawn, painting the house, and put in a new sprinkler system, but he doesn't have the energy to keep up with a 2 year old. Plus, by the time the baby is 30, the father might be dead! Really unfair...

Answer 7

55 Year Old Men

Answer 8

medically i think its fine coz the fathers health doesnt really affect the baby not including genetic disorders but morally i dont really agree because he wont be around to see the child grow up and get to see his gran children grow up but thats just my opinion i come from a very young family im 21 and have a 14 month old son who got to meet his great great granmother.i still have 5 living generations but if he's in extremly good health GO 4 IT!!!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

About 10 years ago i would have said that this is a bad idea but my grandfather decided to have more children with his new wife who was 32 at the time at first i thought it would be abad idea but he is still a good father, but the best decision that they made was to have a second child so the first would have someone to play with all the time, im all for it

Answer 11

so what?? whats the problem?? whats the big deal..its not wrong!!! more power to them...if they can pop out smart kids...nothing wrong..you act like there is a cut off age for men to stop making babies..women can't help the fact that they have a cut off peirod..but men so what as long as they are taking care of them..thats all that matters..