I could become a granny and that seems all kinds of wrong! I’m YOUNG!! 😂😂

[CathyTre]

I was 22 when my eldest son was born and now HE is 22 (dear lord!) and I can’t imagine him being a parent!

is it inevitable that we see our own children as “kids”?

my youngest son is five, so I’ve been in the thick of parenting really all my adult life (I have other children between the eldest and littlest).

I just struggle with the idea I might be Granny soon and can hardly object!

Oh and I had my youngest 2 when my oldest was 16 then 18 so they became uncles at 6 and 4

I was 35 when DS was born. A school friend of mine was a gran of 2 by then. She was 16 (at school) and her DD had her first at 15.

My friend was a Grandma at 32, she is 56 now with great grandchildren, her youngest child is 10 & she has two more between age 18 & 25.

I became a grandmother this year at 43 - I was 21 when I had DD & she was 22 when she had DGS.

I wasn't overly impressed with the idea but now that he's here he's my favourite person in the entire world I still refuse to be called granny though

@Brokendaughter I've been a great auntie since I was 26

I had dd at 25, I became a Nan at 46, again at 51 and again last year at a week shy of 55. Dd tells me that is my lot!

My sister was a grandmother at 41, the same age I had my first child! Life is strange.

Both my own grandmothers would have become grandparents in their early-mid 40s actually, I’ve never really thought about it and done the maths! I guess not many years ago it was totally the norm to get married and have a child in your early 20s and for your children to do the same.

Yet they seemed older to me?

Granny at 45 here. Had my first at 18.

Think about if everyone has their first child in their 40s the whole concept of grandparents will be obsolete

I was a grandmother at 40 and eventually had to take on the care of two grandchildren in difficult circumstances. I thought I was young, but at primary school there was a 32 year old grandmother. She was 16, so was her dd.

I am 60 now and my grandson 20 who has been in a relationship for over 2 years. I could be a great grandmother but dont want to think about that.

My living grandparents were in their 70s by the time I was born.

I feel like I've really missed out on having active, involved grandparents.

I'm 42 and at least 3 of my school class mates are grandmothers already.
In a way, I think it's nice they get to enjoy the grandkids whilst they are young. My kids are 8 and 2 so it's going to be a long time before I'm a grandmother and I may not even be around 😬

We had 5 generations of women up until 4 years ago when my grandmother died in her late 70s

My grandparents weren't just very involved in my life when I was a child but also my children's, especially my eldest 2 children

I'm almos 40 and pregnant, I had my first at 34. There's no way I'm doing any granny childcare for my dc. If my dc have kids around the same age as we did, I don't think I will be around in any case.

I had my oldest at 19, he is now 14 and I have no such worries.

I have a baby myself but love to be a grandma whenever that happens and would help as much as they wanted.

My only hope is that he atleast finishes secondary school before having kids (further education waits but you cant really re-sit secondary) but to be honest I know my teen and Im pretty certain I have NOTHING to worry about when it comes to him not having sex.

He still thinks girls are 'ick' and Im sure the feeling is mutual as he is a fuzz lipped, acne ridden, smelly teen boy who spends all his time playing video games. I feel assured this 'awkward stage' will continue a while longer lol.

I had my first at twenty two and last at thirty three.
Very much both hope and expect to be a grandmother by my late forties/early fifties at the latest

Love being a grandmother

I'm 37 and realised the other day that my 19 Yr old colleague could be my own child. Made me feel really sad for some reason. Time goes so very quickly. One minute you are young then in the blink of an eye, you are pushing middle aged

My mum was 42 when she became a grandmother and she’s had some wonderful experiences with my daughter over the years… my sisters on the other hand are no where near to having children yet (they are mid 20’s) and my mum has already admitted and recognised that she probably won’t be able to be as hands on with their children because she’s getting older now. I also have friends who are my age (late 20’s early 30’s) and who have older parents (one of them her parents are in their 70’s and she has just started a career as a doctor so won’t be having children anytime soon she has said) and it’s sad in one way that some of them may not get to meet or be able to run around and enjoy their grandchildren

Eldest is 31 and she has shown no interest in having children, I’m happy with that! My youngest is 15. I have another 2 as well. The youngest Is the only one who has said he wants children but I’ll probably be in my mid to late 60’s before that happens.