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If you have a 10 year old how old are you/how old was your mother when you were 10

227 replies

Ikeawea · 31/12/2025 15:09

I’m 26 with a 10 year old, but when I was 10 my mother was 50. Feels very strange, I remember being my son’s age and very aware my mother was way older than the other mothers.

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MamaorBruh · 31/12/2025 15:09

I'm 43 with a 10yr old
My Mum was 30 when I was a 10yr old.

nutbrownhare15 · 31/12/2025 15:10

Me 43. My mum 37.

constantnc · 31/12/2025 15:11

Me 47, Mum 45

CottageLoaf · 31/12/2025 15:12

It was the other way round for me: when my son was 10, I was 48. When I was 10 my mum was 31.
I was always pleased my mum was young, but though I know I'm on the older side, I don't feel like an 'old' mum.

phoenixrosehere · 31/12/2025 15:13

My mum was 33.

I think 23 is young and had friends who became pregnant as teens. Early 20s is young to me. My parents thought I waited too long but I was in a way better place than they were when I had DS1 at 28.

TwooooDoooozenRoses · 31/12/2025 15:13

I’ll be 37 with a 10 year old. My mum was 40 when I was 10, although 35 when her first turned 10.

Melancholyflower · 31/12/2025 15:13

I think there are lots of 10 year olds with 50 year old mums, and if anything your son would be aware that his mum is much younger than the other mothers.

GlitzAndGigglesx · 31/12/2025 15:15

I'm 33 and my mum was 35

1984Winston · 31/12/2025 15:17

Im 41 with a 10 year old, think my mum would have been 40 with a 10 year old

Simonjt · 31/12/2025 15:17

I’m 37 (38 in January), the woman who brought about my birth would have been 27. My actual mum would have been 40.

KaySam · 31/12/2025 15:17

I was 29 with a 10 year old thar child was 27 with a 10 year old.my mum had been dead 5 years when I was 10 she died aged 47.

MissCalamity · 31/12/2025 15:18

Mum 36, Me 40

Ikeawea · 31/12/2025 15:18

Melancholyflower · 31/12/2025 15:13

I think there are lots of 10 year olds with 50 year old mums, and if anything your son would be aware that his mum is much younger than the other mothers.

When I am the age my mother was when she had me my son will be 24 which is only 2 years younger than I am now. He doesn’t seem aware yet but I remember learning most my friends mums were ten or even twenty years younger than mine and being a little jealous

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LavenderBlue19 · 31/12/2025 15:18

It's going to be pretty common nowadays to have a 50 year old mum at 10, especially if you're a second/third child.

For what is worth, I'll be 47 when my son turns 10 and my mum would have been 44.

MifsBr0wn · 31/12/2025 15:19

My mother was 34 and I was 33, with my first child.

Alpacajigsaw · 31/12/2025 15:19

I was 43 and 45 when mine were 10
my mum was 35 and 38 when she had 10 year olds

Cricketashes · 31/12/2025 15:22

I was 37 when DS was 10. My mum was 31 when I was 10.

RandomUsernameHere · 31/12/2025 15:22

38 when they turned 10 and 41 when I turned 10.

belle40 · 31/12/2025 15:22

I'm 50, my mum was 37.

ProudCat · 31/12/2025 15:23

Me: 32. My mother: 53

I was a grandmother by the age of 42

CasperGutman · 31/12/2025 15:23

My daughter is 10. Her mum is 42 and I'm 43. When I was 10 my mum was 40 and my dad was 41.

Not much change between generations here.

PevenseygirlQQ · 31/12/2025 15:25

My mum was 33 when I was 10, I was 30 when my oldest was 10 and I’ll be 42 when my second is 10

asco · 31/12/2025 15:29

I'm 31 with a 10yr old.
My Mum was 27 when I was 10.

WorkCleanRepeat · 31/12/2025 15:30

Im 43, my mum was 27 when I was 10.

VikaOlson · 31/12/2025 15:31

I was 36 when I first had a 10 year old, my mum was 35.

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