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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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Lidlisthebusiness · 31/12/2025 15:32

I've had 10yr olds at 36, 40 and 41 and I will also have 10yr olds at 43, 48 and 52.

My Mum was 42 when I was 10.

cadburyegg · 31/12/2025 15:33

I’m 38 with a 10 year old. When I was 10 my mum was 52.

CustardySergeant · 31/12/2025 15:34

My mother was 44 when I was 10 and I was 47 when my daughter was 10.

Moveoverdarlin · 31/12/2025 15:36

I’m 45. Mum was 42.

Slightyamusedandsilly · 31/12/2025 15:39

I'm 40 with a 10 year old. My mother was 30 with a 10 year old (me). My grandmother was 39 with a 10 year old.

I think 30 with a 10 year old was too young.
I think 40 with a 10 year old is ideal (and I'm not saying that because that was my choice!).
I think 50 with a 10 year old would be too old.

moleeye · 31/12/2025 15:39

Me 44, mum 34

Hummusanddipdip · 31/12/2025 15:39

I will be 38 when eldest is 10. My mum was 30 when I was 10

Clockyclockz · 31/12/2025 15:40

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.

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pointythings · 31/12/2025 15:41

When I was 10, my mum was 38. When my DC1 was 10, I was 43. Not a massive difference.

Clockyclockz · 31/12/2025 15:42

I was 40 with a 10 yr old and my mum was 39 with me

SapphireOpal · 31/12/2025 15:42

I'll be 43.

My mum would have been 47.

ChasbutnotDave · 31/12/2025 15:42

I was 36, my mum was 47. She was older than the other mums but I never felt she was old or anything.
When my daughter was 10, she did think I was old because her friend's mum was 26. I pointed out that the friend's mum would have been 16 when she gave birth and my daughter was horrified at the thought of herself having a baby in 6 years time, so realised I wasn't too old by having a baby at 26 and that was more of a reasonable age in her mind.

Octavia64 · 31/12/2025 15:43

I was 33 when my twins were 10.

my mum was 43 when I was 10.

Marmite27 · 31/12/2025 15:43

I’m 46, my mum was 32 when I was 10.

distinctpossibility · 31/12/2025 15:45

I have 4 kids so I'll have had 10 year olds while being 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40 and 41 😂

What a weird question. My mum was 37 when I turned ten.

Christmaseree · 31/12/2025 15:45

I was 29 with a 10 year old and my mother was 28 with a 10 year old.

Kirbert2 · 31/12/2025 15:45

I'm 35 and my son turned 10 just before Christmas.

MirandaWest · 31/12/2025 15:46

I was 38 when I had a 10 year old - my mum was 36 when I was 10 so not much difference

Playingvideogames · 31/12/2025 15:47

I’ll be 36 when DD is 10 and I’ll be 40 when DS is 10.
My mum was also 36 when I was 10. She had my older sister at 23 though, and more children after me until she was 29.

NoArmaniNoPunani · 31/12/2025 15:47

I'm 44 in a few days and my son just turned 10. I'll be 50 when my daughter turns 10. My mum was 34 when my older brother turned 10 and 44 when her last child did.

Watchoutfortheslowaraf · 31/12/2025 15:49

im 39 with a 10 year old and a teenager. My mum was 28 when I was 10. My sister is 27 with a 10 year old. My other sister will be 42 with a 10 year old.

Bingbangboo · 31/12/2025 15:49

I'm 45 with a 10 year old, my mum was 36 when I was 10. My nan was a grandmother at my age!

Zanatdy · 31/12/2025 15:49

My mother was 33 when I was 10.

DS: I was 26 when he was 10
DS2: I was 37 when he was 10
DD: I was 41 when she was 10

Melancholyflower · 31/12/2025 15:49

Ikeawea · 31/12/2025 15:18

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

But you must have realised when you had him at 16 that you were much younger than most other women having babies?

PicaK · 31/12/2025 15:51

52 with a 10 year old.
My mum was 37 when I was 10.