Congrats Boxer and Jessica
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mki
Poland882 Posts
Congrats Boxer and Jessica | ||
Wertheron
France439 Posts
On January 22 2015 01:58 Rollora wrote: First they all want a carreer When they are 40 they suddenly feel they miss something in their life. But then they think 40 is too old. That is why in countries where education and career is something normal people won't achieve anyways have a healthy birthrate. Éducation and career are important in France, but gender equality too, this is why our school and nursery system allow women to have a career AND a children without choosing between the two. | ||
Lazare1969
United States318 Posts
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Tchado
Jordan1831 Posts
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SaltySam
65 Posts
On January 21 2015 20:05 Ovid wrote: Hardly, our lifespans are now such that I would be confident that the kid would be 40+ before she'd die. I don't see many other complications, if her body can still give her a child then her body thinks she's up for it why should some random dude on the internet question that. Gratz to them both. It can be irresponsible...(my parents were that age when I was born). Age can affect many aspects of a child's life. Obviously, not all parents are affected the same. I hope it doesn't affect how they raise their child. | ||
LongShot27
United States2084 Posts
On January 22 2015 02:56 mki wrote: Crazy that some people feel the need to start a discussion about how others should live their lives instead of just being happy for the obviously thrilled couple. Congrats Boxer and Jessica welcome to being a human | ||
PepsiMaxxxx
Sweden5452 Posts
On January 22 2015 02:52 Starecat wrote: 40... The age to be a Grandfather where i live. But anyway if true congratz to the couple. Do you live in the past? | ||
RouaF
France4120 Posts
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Conti
Germany2516 Posts
On January 22 2015 01:50 SilverJohnny wrote: honestly man I don't agree with it it but there's a difference between choosing to hurt your own wrist and have a shitty career and choosing something risky to create a new person who might be disabled for life. The principles behind both are the same. There is a small risk (yes, the risk is still small), you know about it beforehand, and you have all the power to minimize it as much as possible. Calling someone irresponsible in either case is just incredibly silly and/or trollbait. | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42933 Posts
On January 21 2015 20:05 Ovid wrote: Hardly, our lifespans are now such that I would be confident that the kid would be 40+ before she'd die. It's not about the dying; it's about the fact that genetic defects and complications with pregnancy are more likely to occur after age 35. Regardless, that's great news for Boxer and Jessica! Congratulations to them and little Marine! | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42933 Posts
About half of women who are having children have them before 25... I don't know what "past" you're talking about, but two generations of having kids when you're around 22 (which is after a full four-year college, if you even choose to go that route) gets you to around age 44. While being a grandparent in your 40s isn't as common as it was a generation ago, it's still not uncommon. In fact, nearly all of these countries' average women's age for first child is between 20-25 (some earlier, some later): https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2256.html Your country of Sweden happens to have one of the highest average ages in the world (28), so that's probably why it seems so weird to you. Around 50 years old seems to be the most common age to become a grandparent, worldwide, as of just a few years ago. Maybe it's up to around 52 or so now? It seems to be a bit higher in wealthier countries, when couples tend to put more education and establishing careers first. | ||
Advantageous
China1350 Posts
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Conti
Germany2516 Posts
On January 22 2015 04:05 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: In fact, nearly all of these countries' average women's age for first child is between 20-25 (some earlier, some later): https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2256.html Your country of Sweden happens to have one of the highest average ages in the world (28), so that's probably why it seems so weird to you. Looking at that data, it seems that at least in the western world the average age seems to be closer to 30 than to 25 (Austraila, Germany, UK, Canada, France, etc.), so I'd say that as far as people playing Starcraft 2 are concerned, the average age to become a grandparent would indeed be closer to 60. Which is just about what I would expect, too. | ||
Kittan
Poland3999 Posts
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Wuster
1974 Posts
On January 22 2015 03:58 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: It's not about the dying; it's about the fact that genetic defects and complications with pregnancy are more likely to occur after age 35. Regardless, that's great news for Boxer and Jessica! Congratulations to them and little Marine! More likely as in, 1% instead of 0.1%*. In the US, unless there's some family history pregnant women between 35 - 40 generally just have a few more tests and health screens. * I believe Down's Syndrome is the most likely issue from advanced maternal age and even the elevated risk of that is overblown: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Down_risk_by_maternal_age.png | ||
joshie0808
Canada1023 Posts
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
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The_Templar
your Country52796 Posts
On January 22 2015 04:52 renaissanceMAN wrote: MarinePrince incoming. Maru's gotta drop the nickname now! Nah, Maru's nick is based on MarineKing, not BoxeR. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
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