I am nearly 34, and just an FYI, we are NOT rounding 35 up to 40. Thank you very much.

I think the husband and wife are BOTH equally selfish. I mean, if that helps at all.

My concern, with both this couple and Hawkins, is that aside from the increased probability of orphaning the child or burdening he or she with elder care at a young age. That’s a gender neutral issue, as far as I’m concerned.

I’m not advocating for a law against it, if that’s what you’re thinking, but I absolutely think that they shouldn’t have had that child and I’m not ashamed to say it.

If it makes you feel any better, my vitriol’s directed at the both of them.

It’s more than a little bit selfish. It’s ENORMOUSLY selfish. Saddling this poor kid with elderly parents from the get-go. Parents who will, in all likelihood, become frail and then die before he reaches adulthood.

The odds of a younger parents kicking the bucket is a lot smaller than the odds of parents in their fucking 70s kicking it.

I really don’t think you should be having children just because it’s YOUR want. When you have a child, it’s not just about your wants. You have to make sure you have the resources there to make sure they have at least a decent upbringing. And that includes not potentially dying from old age when your child is under a…

What I do know is that they will kick the bucket way before this child reaches adulthood. Instead of considering the happiness and future of their potential offspring, they said “Fuck it!” and decided their happiness is more important than that of their child.

But it's not even hand holding. I'm 30 and I'm terrified of losing my parents! I think it's unfair to put that stress on a child who will KNOW his parents are much, much, older than other parents. Just because adults don't need their parents for basic survival doesn't make losing a parent easy.

not if... when.

They are dancing with the crypt keeper. Let’s not pretend that people in their 70s are going to be able to keep up with small children full time... even the healthiest of people that age are going to be worn out by infant/toddler/adolescent/teenager needs. People who have kids in their 20-30s are worn…

Listen, I am not judging HER. I am judging THEM. The BOTH of THEM. It doesn’t fucking matter if she’s happy or if he’s happy. A child’s not a pair of perfectly fitting jeans or suede desert boots. It is a living human being! A child’s happiness should ALWAYS be put above the happiness of its parents.

It’s not only death and orphaning, but declining health. The child —a female child, in particular— will be put in the position of caregiver to her elderly parents when she’s still at age to require caregivers of her own.

Unspeakably selfish on both their parts.

It doesn’t matter if they have “backup” or not. At that age, they could both kick the bucket any day now. That child is a Thing. An object to make them feel better and to complete their lives before they kick it.

Great she has a baby. What will she do when that boy is toddler? I was 39 when I had my first kid and toddlerhood is kicking my butt. They move non stop. You’re always chasing them, picking them up, running around the house pretending to be a monster or a bad guy. How will a woman in her mid 70s expect to keep up?…

I am suggesting that old men should stop having kids.

Of course they fucking don’t. But they don’t care - people so selfish can only view that child as an object to “complete their life”.

How do people not understand that children are a privilege and not a right?

Selfish. It’s all about her and her feelings, no regard whatsoever for the baby who could possibly be orphaned before even reaching his 5th birthday. How awful that some people treat kids as objects to tote around and pet and show off whenever they want.