If You're Someone With "Older" Parents, Share With Me Something People With "Younger" Parents Will Never Understand

I have my own experience I can share …

Growing up with “older parents” is a different experience.

I can speak on this because my mom had me at 38. So now I’m almost 30, she’s close to 70 — and most of my friends my age have parents in their mid to late 50s.

And before you say , " expect , 38 is n’t even that one-time " — remember that the aesculapian community considers moms who give birth older than historic period 35 to be of " advance enate age . "

I love the fact that my mom had me a bit later in life but I do see a lot of differences between having an older mom versus a younger one.

So I’m turning to theBuzzFeed Communityto ask: if you have older parents for your age, what are some things your friends with “young parents” will never understand?

I’ll go first: my mom uses old-school words and expressions that I often repeat. When I do, my friends always are confused and ask where I got that phrase from.

Maybe your older parents are more traditional in the sense of forcing you to go to a traditional college to get an education and a good career. Where maybe your friends' younger parents are not as traditional and allowed your friends to choose whatever path they want for themselves.

Perhaps your older parents raised you and your siblings with long-held family traditions that you are grateful for and you plan to pass on to your children. Yet, maybe your spouse didn’t grow up with these same types of traditions so there is a disagreement on raising your children with them.

Some response might be sport in an upcomingBuzzFeed Communitypost .

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I have my own experience I can share…

an older woman hugging a young girl on the beach

a woman saying, "I'm not a regular mom. I'm a cool mom."

a girl saying, "they don't get my life"

A couple sitting together on the front steps of their home.

ryan gosling looking confused

A young girl and her dad looking at a phone together

Growing up with “older parents” is a different experience.#

I can speak on this because my mom had me at 38. So now I’m almost 30, she’s close to 70 — and most of my friends my age have parents in their mid to late 50s.#

I love the fact that my mom had me a bit later in life but I do see a lot of differences between having an older mom versus a younger one.#

So I’m turning to theBuzzFeed Communityto ask: if you have older parents for your age, what are some things your friends with “young parents” will never understand?#

I’ll go first: my mom uses old-school words and expressions that I often repeat. When I do, my friends always are confused and ask where I got that phrase from.#

Maybe your older parents are more traditional in the sense of forcing you to go to a traditional college to get an education and a good career. Where maybe your friends' younger parents are not as traditional and allowed your friends to choose whatever path they want for themselves.#

Perhaps your older parents raised you and your siblings with long-held family traditions that you are grateful for and you plan to pass on to your children. Yet, maybe your spouse didn’t grow up with these same types of traditions so there is a disagreement on raising your children with them.#

Or maybe your parents don’t understand the world of social media and you find yourself having to constantly explain it to them.#