I recently read a comment on Dr.G's post that made me scratch my head and question am I selfish for being an older parent? Someone had left a comment and made a general stereotype about older parents. While there can be a down side to being an older Mom, I believe that there is an upside as well. I’m not that old… not by today’s standards. I’m not one who held off having children for other ambitions. It just turns out that I was meant to be an older Mom. I did not want to obtain a child as one obtains a “Thing”. I truly longed to love & parent a child.


Now should I have given up on the idea of parenting just because I was a certain age? I do admit to not being as patient as I thought I would be. I admit to being more strict than younger moms. Why is that a bad thing? I do have energy and I’m in great shape. I don’t think my daughter is worse off for having me as her Mom simply because I am eight years older than the average Mom. There are certain benefits that come with the maturity of age.


There is certain ease in the way I parent that I don’t see in some younger Moms. I’m very good at trusting my instincts. I have traveled and lived on my own. I may be strict in some aspects such as manners and behavior, but I’m very nurturing and compassionate. I have a great sense of self and am aware of my good points and bad points.I strive to be loving, fun, and fill my daughters days with moments that she will treasure. These are traits that I think are positives in any parent no matter what their age.

I use to facilitate a teen-parenting group and as a whole teen parents get a bad rap. With anything in life there are positives & negatives. I have met & worked with wonderful teen Moms and many felt they were fighting the stereotype. I guess I never knew that us older Moms had to fight stereotypes as well.

Great Post Dr.G-It really made me think