Why would you want to be a first-time parent when you’re 70?
Nowadays, married couples in their 30s who have yet to have kids are often pressured to start their families as the woman’s biological clock ticks. I’m sure many in this phase of life can agree with this being the norm in their lives.
It also makes sense to start having kids at this age so that you do not have a big age gap between parents and children and therefore, hopefully, a more manageable generation gap. Not only does a huge age gap mean possible communication breakdown, it also brings into question the proper care and attention parents are able to give to their children as they themselves age and find many physical constraints not to mention possibly health matters that come with aging.
So when I read an article in the newspapers this morning about a 70 year old woman becoming a first time parent, I was shocked and wondered why would someone do something like that? The woman underwent IVF treatment to have her first baby so it must’ve been a conscious effort to conceive.
No matter how much a person yearns to be a parent, they also need to think about the future of the children they bring into the world. Is it responsible of them to bring kids into the world when they are gray and old? At age 70, one is hardly able to care properly for himself or herself, what more to care for a newborn?
Even if you have others who can help you care for your young child, what about the years ahead? What happens to the child when you pass on? He or she will still be at a tender age of growing up. Do people not think of what lies ahead for the children when the parents are gone when they are so young?
To be a parent means taking the sacrifices to give the very best to your children. No matter how much you love them, you need to think what’s best for them. Having children when you’re too old to take proper care of them is simply being irresponsible parents.
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