Poll: How young were your parents when they...

[Mcupobob]

My Dad was 19 and my mom had turned 18 a week before I was born.

So I was a drunken mistake, worst part of it all was my mother wrote letters to me whilest I was in the womb. Found out my Dad was really pushing for that abortion. My Brother was born 6 years later.

EDIT: Was a rised right? Well living with my mom and dad was a nightmare to say the lest, but I ended up living with my Grandparents and I think I turned out pretty good, I prolly would be a mess or dead if it weren't for them. My parents have gotten better though.

 

[ma55ter_fett]

None of your damn business

 

[Tohru_Readman]

My mum was 32 and my dad was 34 when they had me. I have one older brother who is 2 years older than me. I think they did a good job. If I ever decide to have kids myself, I wouldn't have any till I was 30 at least.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

20 I beleive good sirs and madams. I wouldn't have it any other way, I've got two sets of fairly young grandparents and two great grandmothers left.

 

[FolkLikePanda]

Me mom was 28 when I was born and she was 40 when she gave birth to my (now) 4 year old (half) brother.

 

[The Afrodactyl]

- My mum was 26, as was my dad.
- People should have kids when they feel they are ready.
- I don't know, I haven't really hit the end of the "being raised" phase yet.
- Yes, I wouldn't know some of the amazing people I know now.

 

[Thundero13]

-My mother was 25 years old.
-About 25-35 years old.
-Yes I think I have brilliant parents.
-My dad might have died by now but apart from that no, not really.

 

['Aredor]

She was 35, as was my dad, which has the disadvantage of them both suffering from severe old-age-induced health problems now, although I myself am still quite young

I don't think there's such a thing as an ideal age, since wisdom, responsibility, financial security and so on aren't dependent on one's age. That being said, health-wise and socially-acceptable-wise, I'd say between 27 and 30 is a good age.

 

[Dango]

She was either 35 or 36, I can't remember unfortunately. And I think there really is a specific age that a couple really whould have a baby. As long as it's not unusually young, it's their choice.

As for how I was raised, I'd say pretty poorly. For a lot of my life, especially recently, I've been raised on the values that money is the only thing that matters, you have to put yourself before others, the only way to be happy in life is to be successful, and that the only way to be successful is care only for yourself. I resent all of those "lessons".

And no.

 

[Serenegoose]

My mother was 22, I think - don't know how old my father was as I don't know how old he is.

A couple should have a child when they're ready.

No, I do not think that I was raised very well - but I suppose it could be argued otherwise, given that in my opinion at least, I turned out pretty well.

No, I don't think it'd have made the slightest bit of difference.

 

[Squarez]

My mum was 24, my dad being 29 at the time. People have children when they feel they're ready for the responsibility, no one should be able to say when the "right" time is.

 

[Shadowfaze]

My mum and dad were both 20 when they got married, i was born three years later. I think it was the right sort of time, people should really have kids in the early 20s.