Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Youngest to Oldest

I was about to turn 22 when my first Daughter was born. She is now about to turn 13 and I have another baby getting ready to download in July. The other day me and Meg (the 13 year old) were talking. She was reminding me that all of her friends parents are older than me. She keeps telling me that I am very young to have a 13 year old and I may not be the youngest parent in her class but I am pretty close. Although, I believe that for a lot of people 21 was to young to have a child. Most people are not set in their career and do not have the proper savings and ability to work out the difficulties of being a parent when they are only 21. I however never say I wasn't ready. I may have been a little immature but I was looking for an excuse to go to the movies and watch the new Disney Movie coming out. I have a huge collection of Cartoons on VHS (yes this was before DVD's). I may have been new to my Career but it was stable and I was already moving up the ladder. I had full Medical benefits and a nice two bedroom apartment. I was ready and I believe that was a great time to have a child for me.
Meg informed me that I am 34 years old with a wife that is older and although when this baby is in 7th grade like her I will be 47 with a wife over 50. I can not imagine what that is going to be like. I am going to go from one of the youngest Parents to one of the oldest Parents.
I was thinking about this last night while I couldn't sleep. This does not seam as bad as I thought. My new son or daughter is going to be 16 when I am 50. That just means my baby will be learning to drive while taking me to the Doctors, or taking me on my sunday drive away from the nursing home. Okay, your right that is exagerating a little. I do realize that I will still be working. All of my children will be out of the house and out of College when I reach my eligibility to retire (57 with the plan I have now but hopefully sooner) I realize, My career is full forward and still moving. My House is big enough for another little moster running around. My wife's Career is to the point that she can make her schedule to include important things that may come up. And most importantly, I am still immature enough to want to go see the newest Disney Movie. I may be one of the older parents with this new baby but I believe I am still as ready and able to be a parent that I was when the other ones were born.
Now maybe I will get my son???

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