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If you are mid-forties, how old are your children?

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SingingSands · 08/09/2025 20:40

Just musing on this as I recently told people I was taking a day off to attend my daughter's graduation and they assumed I meant from nursery 😂

I'm mid-forties and my children are 21 and 17.

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SkeletonBatsflyatnight · 08/09/2025 21:26

I'm in my late 40s and my youngest is 7.

cc99xo · 08/09/2025 21:26

My mom is 46 - I’m 26, my brothers are 27 & 19 and my little sister is 12. She also has a 5 year old grandson (my son) and a granddaughter on the way!

cc99xo · 08/09/2025 21:27

When I’m my moms age I’ll have a 25 year old and a 20 year old :)

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PurpleChrayn · 08/09/2025 21:32

I’m 45 and have a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old.

Concernedfriend2023 · 08/09/2025 21:33

45 and my kids are 15 and 12.

CBM40 · 08/09/2025 21:33

42 with a 25, 16 and 1 year old

CaptainSevenofNine · 08/09/2025 21:34

47 - almost 19 (days away) and 15

Am I late 40s now? 😱

BurningBenches · 08/09/2025 21:34

46 - with a 25, 15, 14, 6 and 4yr olds

@everychildmatters i was pregnant on my 21st, 30th and 40th plan to have a party for my 50th!!

biscuitsandabreak · 08/09/2025 21:36

I am 45 on Sunday. My children are 5 in December and turned 2 in August.

ChrisMartinsKisskam · 08/09/2025 21:36

At 45 I had a 27 year old
I couldn’t imagine have a toddler or a baby at that age

biscuitsandabreak · 08/09/2025 21:37

PurpleChrayn · 08/09/2025 21:32

I’m 45 and have a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old.

Same!!

Glitchymn1 · 08/09/2025 21:37

47 and 9.

TheCurious0range · 08/09/2025 21:39

41, DH is 42 DS is 6, 7 this year. Lots of my school friends had babies in their early 20s though. It seems to be one or the other, teens-21 or 32-40 when having the first baby I don't know anyone who had their first in their mid to late twenties

TheCurious0range · 08/09/2025 21:40

ChrisMartinsKisskam · 08/09/2025 21:36

At 45 I had a 27 year old
I couldn’t imagine have a toddler or a baby at that age

I can't imagine having a baby at 18! Teenage me was definitely not ready for that

gettingdarktooearly · 08/09/2025 21:44

45 (multiple 14 yr old to 10 yr old)

Powerof321 · 08/09/2025 21:45

whats “mid” 40s?

when my kids are 21 & 17 i’ll be 46 so similar to you.

Bingbangboo · 08/09/2025 21:45

45 and have a 15 year old and a 10 year old.

My nan was already a grandmother at my age, and I'm still here doing spellings and school run.

Justanotherdramalama · 08/09/2025 21:47

44 and I have a 25 and a 14 year old and two grandchildren.

TickyandTacky · 08/09/2025 21:48

snemrose · 08/09/2025 20:44

48 - dc are 26, 21, 15 and 12

Lots of people kidding themselves that they are still mid-forties 😂

Animatic · 08/09/2025 21:49

40 - dc is 8.

Shutupkeith · 08/09/2025 21:50

45 and DC are 22 and 21.

frozenshoulderhell · 08/09/2025 21:50

At 45 mine were 26,11 and 3 😁

biscuitsandabreak · 08/09/2025 21:51

Powerof321 · 08/09/2025 21:45

whats “mid” 40s?

when my kids are 21 & 17 i’ll be 46 so similar to you.

In the middle of your forties. So a couple of years either side of 45. I don’t believe you didn’t know that!

NautilusLionfish · 08/09/2025 21:52

glastogal · 08/09/2025 20:42

i have a 7 and a 4 year old

Did you steal my children? 😁

How old are you? Am 48 next week and these are my children's ages

fourelementary · 08/09/2025 21:53

When I was 45 my kids were 26, 23, 14 and 10.