Older Parents, What Was The Experience Like Starting A Family Later In Life, And What Was Amazing Or Strenuous About It?

" It ’s never too late to become a mother . " — Naomi Campbell

As someone who’s the baby in the family, and whose father was 57 when I was born, I totally understand what it means to be the child of someone who had children later in life. Being around older people most of my life heavily influenced how I carry myself and who I am today. However, I can only imagine what it would be like if the roles were reversed.

So I wanted to ask the members of theBuzzFeed Communitywho had their children later in life, what was that experience like, and what was cool or difficult about it?

Maybe it was really cool to have a teenager at a time in your life when everything “hip and new” had suddenly become far more difficult to keep up with. And now, at 70, your 20-year-old college student can keep you up to date on all of the latest technology, celebrity gossip, and trends.

Or maybe it was extremely hard on you and your spouse’s bodies to care for such a rambunctious toddler in your early fifties. But it was a moment that taught you real adoration and resilience, and now your toddler is out of their “terrible twos” and you and your spouse have never felt more energetic and active.

“It’s never too late to become a mother.” — Naomi Campbell