He: 49 years old, let us call him John.
She: 29 years old, let us call her Anna
They both want two kids and they agree that she is to stay home and take care of the kids and the house. A year after they marry the first kid is born. The next is born two years later. John is now 52 and they realise that he will be 72 before the youngest is no longer a teenager. The same year his prostate problems begin with nocturnal visits to the bathroom once or twice every night. The baby also disturbs their sleep from time to time. John find life a bit stressful and increases his insurance to be sure that his family is financially secure in case something happens to him. John has to work long hours over the next years, so any contact with kindergarten and school is the responsibility of his Russian born wife. John is 73 when the youngest has the 21st birthday party, but both kid have selected long academic educations, so his responsibilities are far from over despite the fact that he is now retired. He is 78 when the youngest kid graduates. John dies shortly before his 80th birthday. Despite her full schedule as a mother and a housewife Anna has found time for some exercise to keep her body fit. She is also aware of the importance of a good diet. At the appropriate time her doctor prescribes hormone replacement therapy so she avoids osteoporosis. Besides, the female body is built to last. Two years after John's death Anna marries a real estate developer. Later that year Anna meets John's first wife on the golf course, and they are now playing golf together once or twice a week. They agree that John was in his own way a good man and they both regularly place flowers on his grave.
Anna never thought about getting John's sperm count documented by a doctor to verify that he could actually impregnate her.
As a result, they never had children.
God fools if its not for you dont marry a younger women. The point you missed is that she did marry him and they seemed happy, happy enougth to have children. Sounds like he found love, have you?
Advice for Geriatrix (or whoever you are) - get a plane ticket or book a Roamance Tour and go to the FSU looking for your one-and-only. Whisper (what you might think passes for) sweet poetry in her ear. Howl at the moon (quietly though) and have some EXPERIENCES here. After all you are a member of this forum (whether we like it or not) so you must have some interest.
Tell her all the rambling stories you want - find one that doesn't speak English and she won't mind.
Then come back and tell us of the love of your life, maybe how she broke your heart or you broke hers (hope not but inevitable sometimes).
There's no time like the present. The future awaits. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today. And 23 Skidoo for that matter.....just go and come back and write something interesting for a change.
Geri,
That is brilliant. There is no other way to describe it. Many a true word spoken in jest.
I have been awol for a bit because of the distraction of busting my foot up in a heroic attempt to lose weight and attract women.
What an idiot!
However here I am now. This thing with age difference bothers the crap out of me.
Let me explain my problem. Everytime I go to the bathroom I have a stinging sensation. Oh, sorry wrong problem.
I am writing to a beautiful 40 year old in Kharkov who has gone as far to have her profile deactivated. She is knockout. I really like her and just like all the others she wants a family. I have no problem with that, I want a child also. However, I can't help thinking 40??
I mean think about it.
We court, I go to the Ukraine, we click, she comes to the USA, she (finally) becomes pregnant, she gives birth, we celebrate childs 10th birthday, I die of advanced alzheimers. What the F!@#.
What is wrong with this picture?
I have other women writing to me who are younger or are already in possession of a beautiful girl/boy between 5 and 10.
Just trying to play devils advocate because I REALLY like my 40 year old and who the hell am I to say the way things should turn out.
I/P I/P I/P
:) Steve
I feel your pain, lol...(well, not really)
But here is a tip, for whatever is worth....How about suggesting adoting a pre-teen? you could both enjoy watching him/her graduate from college long before Alzheimer's sets in., and she would not have to sacrifice that knockout body figure that she worked so hard on to attract the likes of you
Agreed, groon..
I've never been able to find living proof of john lennon's theory, lol...He was a great musician, but knew jackshit about life without millions.
Toad,
Both of your posts I couldn't agree more with. I really like your idea of the pre teen adoption. Funnily enough that came up with a Colombian friend yesterday. Her and her husband are planning that, but she thinks it will cost $20,000. My God. That is nearly an arm!
It is a fantastic idea though you can have everything that way. Someone sensibly closer to my own age, a beautiful woman also and a lovely family. All with the knowledge that you did several good things in the eyes of God. You help yourself, your lady and a poor innnocent child who would probably never have the pleasure of Disneyworld otherwise. It is a really good idea and I am going to bring the sublect up in one of my furue emails.
Wess
Incidentally you are right I overdid the codeine last night and let us just say I slept like a log.
Guys: Remember - Life is the journey - not the destination.
And life is what happens when you are making other plans.
I didn't write those lines (and neither did ID by the way) - but life is the PROCESS if raisng your children - going throgh the struggles and even the posssibility that disease with hit you.
If you think that life is the part where you coast - after working hard all of your life - have you ever seen how unhappy a lot of retired men are when they have nothing meaningful to do any more. Have you seen the sadness in the eyes of the elderly as they remember the good-old-days (including the struggles, and the overcoming of adversity).
If you just want to go to a highschool graduation and say "That's my boy (or girl)", and be done with it, then by all means adopt an older child and take the Readers Digest Condensed Parenting experience.
But if you really want to experience all of being a parent - take the risk and have the kids - even if that means having to be with a much younger and very beautiful FSU lady (oh darn).
Bugger Jet, now I'm confused :)
This whole thing will find its own level. Women over 40 have babies and there is always the possibility that someone else will figure into this yet. Long, long way to go yet. Not even close to a decision let alone deciding where to go or who to visit. Just feeling my way along and exploring all possibilities. It is great to actually have real choices though and not be trapped by circumstances. A great change for the better.
Steve
Jet,
Are you in any way aware what happens to the body of a woman over age 35 after she gives birth??????
Lifetime membership to S.A.G, baby...!!
Nahhh...be selfish and adopt someone else's brat, the worst that can happen is the kid wil give you grey hairs or drive you into alcoholism....but they all do, no matter who gives birth to them, lol
Toad - I'm not against adoption in general. Just against it as a tool only to shorten the parenting experience - kind od a discount ticket to say "I did that too".
In fact I was adopted myself as a small baby (seven months old) as were my brother and sister. My adopted parents were physically unable to have children due to a long ago illness.
My natural mother was very young - and she courageously opted to go full term with me and put me up for adoption rather than to abort me. Of course, I have the highest opinion of her for making that decsion.
But I also raised two children from birth to adulthood - and I can't imagine how that would have been the same with the Readers Digest Condensed Parenting Option.
Jet,
Seriously now....whenever the adoption topic comes up, I always take the side and promote adopting OLDER avaiable children, not to help potential parent shorten the parental life experience, but to give those older kids a better chance at a taste of life within a somewhat normal family.
sheesh.....and here's me thinking you were just taking the easy option toad.
Lots to be said for and against adoption,but at the end of the day it must come down to personal preferences,having seen both sides in a very similar situation to jet,there can't ever be a right way or wrong way.