Women tend to be younger than their mates (NOT always, but even by a few months counts!), and women tend to be the caregivers of children, traditionally.
Now, if I seen a 70 year old couple walking down the street, with a child, I would assume that they were the grandparents. However, if I knew that they were the parents, I don't think it is right, just because of the nature of it, they should have hit their fertile peak a long while ago. The whole reason we were designed to go through menopause is because our bodies are wearing out by that time, our genetic material has been bombarded by years of environmental and physical damage, and has mutated a little. Now, I have nothing against having a baby slightly after that(like 5 years), don't get me wrong, but 10-20 years after?
To me it is like this... If I was going to go buy a fruit tree to plant in my yard, I would not choose the oldest one they had, I would choose a well established one, but one that had many fruit bearing years ahead, even if the older one had slightly better fruit, just because I wouldn't be able to enjoy it for as long.
ALSO, men's "genetic contribution" is made daily, so less of the genetic mutations have taken place there, even if the man has been effected by those so called mutations, their "material" hasn't been exposed to years of wear and tear and abuse. But I think after a certain point that men shouldn't have children either.
After a certain age, I don't think it is responsible, even if there are financial means.
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Women tend to be younger than their mates (NOT always, but even by a few months counts!), and women tend to be the caregivers of children, traditionally.
November 29, 2009 - 7:27pmNow, if I seen a 70 year old couple walking down the street, with a child, I would assume that they were the grandparents. However, if I knew that they were the parents, I don't think it is right, just because of the nature of it, they should have hit their fertile peak a long while ago. The whole reason we were designed to go through menopause is because our bodies are wearing out by that time, our genetic material has been bombarded by years of environmental and physical damage, and has mutated a little. Now, I have nothing against having a baby slightly after that(like 5 years), don't get me wrong, but 10-20 years after?
To me it is like this... If I was going to go buy a fruit tree to plant in my yard, I would not choose the oldest one they had, I would choose a well established one, but one that had many fruit bearing years ahead, even if the older one had slightly better fruit, just because I wouldn't be able to enjoy it for as long.
ALSO, men's "genetic contribution" is made daily, so less of the genetic mutations have taken place there, even if the man has been effected by those so called mutations, their "material" hasn't been exposed to years of wear and tear and abuse. But I think after a certain point that men shouldn't have children either.
After a certain age, I don't think it is responsible, even if there are financial means.
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