tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post6357774573394917249..comments2023-12-30T19:34:10.283+00:00Comments on Older Mum (In A Muddle): Guest Post - 'Being An Older Mum'Older Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-25142794705866890682012-05-06T08:50:03.036+01:002012-05-06T08:50:03.036+01:00Thank you for popping by. That was a lovely commen...Thank you for popping by. That was a lovely comment. Although challenging, sounds like you are doing great. Retraining as a teacher? That's very inspiring.Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-87460872706366267192012-05-04T21:49:10.679+01:002012-05-04T21:49:10.679+01:00Thanks for your blog. Really great to read your e...Thanks for your blog. Really great to read your experiences even though I'm coming to them almost six months on! I had my first at 37 and my second at 41 - both boys. I love it, although I am now a single parent and things can be tough when you are on your own. I have done most of the things I wanted to do, am about to retrain as a teacher (a career I would never have considered before children). Older mum you don't sound in a muddle at all. You sound wonderful. Here's to all of us older mums!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-65388051964702250142011-11-10T16:57:41.000+00:002011-11-10T16:57:41.000+00:00I was 46 when I had my daughter - I didn't pla...I was 46 when I had my daughter - I didn't plan to leave it so late but life has a way of happening despite your plans. Usually everything turns out for the best - even if you can't see it that way. I totally agree about having the confidence to do things my way and not be upset by anyone's opinions of judgements. Your little chap is gorgeous and you don't look a day over.... :)Midlife Singlemumhttp://midlifesinglemum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-31167583907927578592011-11-10T17:49:36.000+00:002011-11-10T17:49:36.000+00:00What a lovely post. That you can be so laid back ...What a lovely post. That you can be so laid back and comfortable with that approach, I think, must be age related. It is a comfort to read. I completely understand that not really needing anything else. So much is out of our systems by then! It is particularly poignant after having read your 'Motherless mother post.'Older Single Mumhttp://oldersinglemum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-91899904812437467692011-11-10T18:24:34.000+00:002011-11-10T18:24:34.000+00:00Thanks to Older Mum for the opportunity to write t...Thanks to Older Mum for the opportunity to write this guest post, and thanks to MidlifeSingleMum and OlderSingleMum for your lovely comments. I look forward to reading other "older mums" stories in the future. Polly xPollyBurnshttp://www.caughtwriting.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-78959284278020738322011-11-10T18:27:37.000+00:002011-11-10T18:27:37.000+00:00I don't look a day over...? You made me smile...I don't look a day over...? You made me smile there. We are lucky mums aren't we, to have such special little people in our lives and to have the wherewithall to make it all a bit more plain sailing than it might have been in earlier years.PollyBurnshttp://www.caughtwriting.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-41213488731342116532011-11-11T11:51:49.000+00:002011-11-11T11:51:49.000+00:00It's so funny but living in New York City, bei...It's so funny but living in New York City, being 35 was the age most of us were getting pregnant for the first time. I was considered young at 33 when we had our first, being 36 and 39 when babies two and three came along meant nothing. My younger sister had her first baby at 40 and just had her second a year ago at 42.<br><br>I love having the maturity and experience I also loved the fact that my husband and I had time in our marriage to grow it and nurture it before all the stresses of children and family came into it. <br><br>I loved your post and I think it's great that there is a site devoted to the older mom. Honestly till I started blogging I never really felt that different!!! Take care!! And enjoy your beautiful son!!Kahyhttp://www.mydishwasherspossessed.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-6624008384165123352011-11-11T16:15:38.000+00:002011-11-11T16:15:38.000+00:00Thanks for taking the time to leave such a positiv...Thanks for taking the time to leave such a positive comment. Cultural differences never cease to amaze me, especially between the UK and US as I wouldn't have thought we were that different, really! I love having the maturity, too, as you say. I certainly couldn't have been the mum I am now at a younger age. I'm so grateful for my son. Enjoy your three, too! Polly xPollyBurnshttp://www.caughtwriting.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-1234473599346902342011-11-16T21:06:59.000+00:002011-11-16T21:06:59.000+00:00I was 34 when I had my son and 38 when I had my da...I was 34 when I had my son and 38 when I had my daughter and I'm now 42. Ok, so I have had some issues with creaking knees and lower back pain with all the lifting. On the other hand, I think that having our children later keeps us younger for longer. I know couples my age who have children that have grown up and left home. They now have a very middle-aged attitude to life and have settled into 'slowing down' mode! On the other hand, I am still charging around after a 4 year old, tripping over lego and dressing fairy dolls. I feel like a young mother, even if I'm not, and middle-age seems a long way off. Having my children at this age was simply perfect.Annehttp://www.lifealchemyblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-16813677970315535512011-11-19T19:08:06.000+00:002011-11-19T19:08:06.000+00:00Exactly how I feel too! I don't feel in the le...Exactly how I feel too! I don't feel in the least like slowing down, even if I could. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Polly xPollyBurnshttp://www.caughtwriting.co.uknoreply@blogger.com