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To ask would you assume if someone didn’t have a child at 30

107 replies

Cinema777 · 25/01/2026 00:40

They were unlikely to be a mum

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Ohthatsabitshit · 25/01/2026 00:44

I think the average age for a first child is about thirty so half of all the women. The uk have their first later.

RueLepic · 25/01/2026 00:44

Are you not getting the responses you wanted on your other thread about how sad you feel about the ‘limited window’ you’re supposed to have children in?

No, I had absolutely no interest in having a child at 30. I wouldn’t think it had any bearing on whether or not a person was likely to have children or not in the future.

ExpectZeroContext · 25/01/2026 00:44

Absolutely. No women over 30 has ever in the history of human civilisation had a child

PivotPivotmakingmargaritas · 25/01/2026 00:44

No !!! Far out what a horrible assumption. Most of my friends and myself didn’t have children to after 30

7238SM · 25/01/2026 00:44

They were unlikely to be a mum

Umm, I would assume English was their 2nd language and would ask for clarification of what they meant?

PollyBell · 25/01/2026 00:42

I would assume unless they give more context they are attention seeking

AutumnAllTheWay · 25/01/2026 00:42

This is the stupidest post on here ever and thats saying something

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