I was looking on myspace at people I want to school with. Most of them are my age (23) or 24 and have 2 or 3 kids already. I feel like I'm falling behind cuz I don't have any kids yet. Hopefully that will change in the next 2 years cuz I'm engaged to be married in 1 year. How old are you and how many kids do you have?
2007-12-17 04:54:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I am 36 and my daughter is 2. I am raising her alone.
2007-12-17 05:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by Jamonican 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Engaged at 19
Married at 21
Had my son at 23
Now I am 26 and my husband and I are working on baby #2
Don't feel like you're "falling behind"...everyone is different. Your life is yours to live and enjoy...do things when you are ready to do them. Have fun and enjoy planning a wedding and starting a new life together with your fiance.
My husband and I were married for just under a year when we decided to try to get pregnant with our son (Jacob, almost 2 1/2). We wanted to be able to have some time just the two of us before we had a baby.
2007-12-17 15:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob's Mommy (Plus One) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will be 24 in January and my baby will be 17 mos then. If I may offer some advice, don't rush to have a baby. Spend some time just as a married couple and enjoy your husband. I am glad we waited until after we were married a couple years because you can adjust to being a wife and earning money and just becoming stable. Everything changes when you have a baby. In my college psych classes, we were taught that marital satisfaction is at its lowest when there are children in the home, and I will amen that!
2007-12-17 14:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 27 and I have 4 kids (6, 4, 2, and 7 months) and one step daughter...13. I had my kids young and personally don't regret them, though I wish I had waited until I was about 25 before having them. There is nothing wrong with being your age and not having kids yet. Enjoy the freetime because that's something that will be few and far between once you have kids.
2007-12-17 13:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by Scooter_The_Squirrels_Wifey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't feel that way. They made thier choices based on thier lives and you need to make yours based on what road you have choosen. I did. I am 25 and have a 1 year old. I have been married for 4 1/2 years and still wasn't as prepared as I wanted to have out little girl but wouldn't change it for the world! Just remember peer pressure isn't the right reason to have children. You aren't strange because you haven't had children yet you are very wise!!!
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2007-12-17 13:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by the_morris_bears 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
32 with 2 kids...6 and 3. Don't let what others have make you feel any less. It may seem like everyone has kids already, but you are far from being alone in the "no kids yet" department. Congratulations on your engagement. Let yourselves have some fun being married first before you jump into kids...it CHANGES EVERYTHING. ;)
2007-12-17 13:03:13 · answer #6 · answered by bulldogclover75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any kids of my own (I'm a kid myself! :P) but my parents felt that way about my sisters. They were entering their 30s with no children and my parents felt discouraged.
My mom got married to my dad when she was 19 and he was 24. By the time she was 24, she already had two kids and was expecting another. When she was 30, she had four little girls on her hands.
I have one sister who became pregnant at 31, two years after getting married. She now has a 3 year old and a one year old.
My other sister announced the news of a child three months after her wedding. She is 30 and expecting her first child.
Personally, I would want to live my life like my first sister. She was in no rush for children and wanted to cherish her time with her husband. Life is about doing what YOU want. Don't feel discouraged; feel lucky - you don't have any diapers and vomit to deal with yet.
2007-12-17 13:08:21 · answer #7 · answered by jess2ca.1214 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm 26 with a 15 month old and a bun in the oven.
23 isn't old at all, don't feel like you're behind... your friends were all just early and that's not necessarily good. Take your time and when you do have children, you'll be a much better parent for it.
2007-12-17 13:02:36 · answer #8 · answered by ChefMel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 26 with 2 children aged 5 & 8.
Don't worry, life isn't a book. You'll have children when you're ready. And Congrats on the engagement. Good luck!
2007-12-17 13:03:26 · answer #9 · answered by dazed&confused81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 27 and I have a two kids, ages 2&3.
I neither ahead or behind my fellow graduates. I am right where I want and need to be. Don't let others influence your life decisions or your self esteem sweetie.
Congratulations on your engagement!
2007-12-17 13:22:21 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is but natural to feel that way we are human. Don't worry too much regarding being single and having no kid, you are still young. There are so many reasons why this happen and GOD is the only one to know the real reason.If you are asking me, I'm 42 and still single without a kid. I love children and evidently I am working with special kids.
You could have more kids cause you are still young and will be marrying soon. Congratulations!
2007-12-18 04:26:28 · answer #11 · answered by hyacint 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋