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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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CoffeeCakeAndALattePlease · 31/12/2025 16:31

I’m 45 and have a 10 year old.

when I was 10 my mum would have been 45 too… but she died when I was 5 unfortunately.

DanceMumTaxi · 31/12/2025 16:33

I’m 44, my mum was 32.

Barney16 · 31/12/2025 16:34

My mum was 35 and I was 42.

CyclopsElf · 31/12/2025 16:34
  1. My DM was 42 so not a million miles different.

But my DC can talk to me far more than I could ever talk to my DM at that age.

Rituelec · 31/12/2025 16:34

I was 25 with #1
27 with #2
35 with 3
And 39 with 4

My mum.was 35

AliTheMinx · 31/12/2025 16:34

When my son was 10, I was 43.
When I was 10, by mum was 45.

Mrscharlieeeee · 31/12/2025 16:39

Me, 40. My mum was 35.

HJBeans · 31/12/2025 16:42

I’m 50 with a 10 year old. My mom was 48 when I was 10. I remember feeling she was much much older than the other mums, too. I don’t feel that out of step with the parents of my DC’s friends, though, and don’t think they see us as very old.

Cantstopthenoise · 31/12/2025 16:43

I was 33 when my eldest was 10 and 42 when my youngest was 10.

My Mum was 34 when I was 10.

thefamous5 · 31/12/2025 16:44

I'm 40 with a 10 year old.

My mum was 35 when I was 10.

Maray1967 · 31/12/2025 16:45

I was 43 and 50. My DM was 34.

yikesss · 31/12/2025 16:48

When my child was 10 I was 26
When i was 10 my mum was 42

Goneback2school · 31/12/2025 16:52

I was 34 when I first had a 10 year old. I was 44 when my current one turned 10. My mother was 32.

outofideas2 · 31/12/2025 16:54

37 when my DS1 was 10, my mum was 26 when I was 10

OneLimeDuck · 31/12/2025 16:59

Eldest daughter is 10, I am 45. When I was 10 my mum was 37.

CherryPie864 · 31/12/2025 16:59

I was 38, 40, 42 and 44 with 10 year olds. Had all 4 between the ages of 28-34. I sometimes feel like I am an older mum but statistically I am probably average😅. Now 48 with 20, 18, 16 and 14 year olds

My mum was 42 when i was 10

Ikeawea · 31/12/2025 17:01

Imgoingoutthefrontdoorwithgerry · 31/12/2025 16:23

I’m interested to hear why it made a difference to you and do you think it would have been the same if you noticed your dad was much older than the other dads?

Lastly, were you 10 when you began noticing or much younger? Did friends comment?

My dad never took me to school or picked me up and I don’t remember seeing or noticing other kids dads either tbh. A few kids would say stuff like your mum is really old etc, at one point I was paranoid about her dying. Think around 10/11.

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Stressedoutmummyof3 · 31/12/2025 17:09

I will be 50 when my youngest is 10 , I was 36 and 38 with my older two.
My mum was 49 when I was 10 but 38 , 40 and 43: with my siblings.
There is quite a range of different ages amongst mum's at DSs school. I don't think kids pay much attention.

JohnTheRevelator · 31/12/2025 17:12

I was 29 when my DD was 10. My own DM was 46 when I was 10,and I'm ashamed to say that I thought she seemed ancient compared to my friends' mum's who were all in their early to mid 30s. This was in the early 70s and back then,older mothers were not as common as they are today.

HK16 · 31/12/2025 17:13

I’m 53 with a 10 year old. My mother was 29 when I was 10.

StuntNun · 31/12/2025 17:21

I'm 49 with a 10-year-old. My mum was 39 when I was 10.

PoppyPippyPopPop · 31/12/2025 17:22

My mum was 28 with a 10 year old and I was 33 with a 10 year old, my sister will be 45 with a 10 year old

TheatricalLife · 31/12/2025 17:24

My mum was 27 when I was 10.
I was 34 when my eldest was 10.

ginasevern · 31/12/2025 17:58

My mum was 48 when I was 10 which was considered pretty old back in the 1960's. The average child bearing age back then would've been around 21. My dad was 52 and several of my friends used to say he was an old age pensioner. It used to embarrass me.

Sortalike · 31/12/2025 17:59

52 with a 10 Yr old.

My mum was 31 when I was 10

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