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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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Flingotheflamingo · 31/12/2025 22:13

I was 34 with a 10 year old.

I was 10 and my mother was 32.

Mumofmarauders · 31/12/2025 22:16

I’m 44 with a ten year old and my mum was the exact same age when I was ten (my ten year old is also my youngest and I was mum’s)

Obeseandashamed · 31/12/2025 22:23

I was 29 with a 10 year old. My mum was 29 when I was 10 too.

CoodleMoodle · 31/12/2025 22:23

I was 35 when DD was 10, and I'll be 39 when DS is 10.

My DM only had me and she was 45 when I was 10, so a good 10yr difference at least with my DD.

kos88 · 31/12/2025 22:25

I’ll be 50. My mum would have been 36 but she died when she was 31.

honeylulu · 31/12/2025 22:30

A year out but I have an 11 year old and am 51, so same as your mum. (Defensively, I look younger than I am and am very young at heart which helps. Though her best friends mum is 15 years younger than me.)

When I was 10 my mum was 38.

I also have a son and when he turned 10 I was 40.

Cel77 · 31/12/2025 23:22

I'm 48 with a 10 years old. My mum was 34 when I was 10 years old. Not sure what this says anything about anything but I still posted.

DrunkenKoala · 31/12/2025 23:33

When DC1 turned 10 I was 42, when DC2 turned 10 I was 48. My mum was 44 when I turned 10.

TheatreTraveller · 31/12/2025 23:49

My mother was 32 when I was 10.

I will be 49 when DS turns 10, and 52 when DD does.
Honestly I'd be devastated if my children became parents in their teens.

namechangetheworld · 31/12/2025 23:57

I'm 40 with a 10 year old. I'll be 44 when DD2 is 10. I wish I had started younger to be honest, so we could have had another.
My Mum was 38 when I was 10, and 47 when my DB was!

LemaxObsessive · 01/01/2026 00:04

She was fifty fucking five when I was 10! Selfish parents that they were. So unbelievably selfish. Everyone thought they were my grandparents

Crochetqueen1212 · 01/01/2026 00:05

Ds is 10 and im 33, nearly 34 :)

My mum was 36 when i was 10.

JoannaTheYodelingCowgirl · 01/01/2026 00:11

I'm 36. My mum was 42 when I was 10.

Travelfairy · 01/01/2026 00:54

I'm 44 with a 10 year old but also a 14 year old. There's mum's in DD class aged 50 plus with 10 year olds. Huge variation. Also a mum who is 31. My mum was 38 when I was 10.

Echlefecker · 01/01/2026 00:58

Me 40, my mum 33

YourZippyHare · 01/01/2026 01:02

You might as well just ask how old we all were when we had our babies.

I had mine at 25, 27 and 37.

My mum was 27 when I was born.

To be honest, it's far more common among people I know to have a baby at 40 than at 16. I wonder how your son will come to see that.

VivienneDelacroix · 01/01/2026 01:04

My mum was 36 when I was 10.

firstofallimadelight · 01/01/2026 01:39

Me 47
mum 38

princesspeppax · 01/01/2026 02:09

I'm 29 with a 10 year old. When I was 10 my mum was 33.

Ikeawea · 01/01/2026 09:27

YourZippyHare · 01/01/2026 01:02

You might as well just ask how old we all were when we had our babies.

I had mine at 25, 27 and 37.

My mum was 27 when I was born.

To be honest, it's far more common among people I know to have a baby at 40 than at 16. I wonder how your son will come to see that.

Edited

True, having an older mum I had all the she’s going to die when you’re young comments.
All my kids have the same dad which being rare these days should make up for how young I was when it comes to any playground teasing

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Clasaassa · 01/01/2026 09:32

I’m 46 with a 10 year old (he’s my youngest). My mother was 36 when I was 10 (I was her youngest).

I was 43 when my oldest was 10. My mother was 34 when her oldest was 10. My mother was not a regulated parent! I’m not sure I’d recommend young motherhood.

ScubaSteven · 01/01/2026 09:32

I was 40 and 43, my mum was 31, 35, and 37. Most of my DS’ friends’ parents are my age and older. My best friend will be 50 and 53.

TurboGirl2 · 01/01/2026 09:35

39 and my youngest is 10 . My mum would have been 41 so not much difference

VeterinaryCareAssistant · 01/01/2026 09:45

I was 26 when my eldest was 10 and 38 when my youngest (my sixth child) was 10.

I will be 47 when my eldest grandchild is 10 in 2 years.

My mum was 40 when I was 10.

Nocameltoeleggingsplease · 01/01/2026 10:05

I was 37 when DD was 10. A couple of years older than my mum was I think

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