Old men having children
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Monday, June 10, 2019 8:28 AM
Zachary’s, the only strip club on Cape Cod recently closed when the owner sold the building in which it was located, for $2,000,000. It is extremely unlikely that it will reopen. The seller reported that he was 76 years old and had two children, aged 1 and 3, and wanted to spend more time with his family.
I’m 73 and have assumed that I’ve been shooting blanks for years. I know of some other men who have been married to younger women who have had babies, but I’ve never seen the results of paternity tests, which seems to be suspect. I wonder what the scientific community has to say about this? How about mongers?
I’m 73 and have assumed that I’ve been shooting blanks for years. I know of some other men who have been married to younger women who have had babies, but I’ve never seen the results of paternity tests, which seems to be suspect. I wonder what the scientific community has to say about this? How about mongers?
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A lot worse things can happen to an aging guy than being pressured by a sexy young Asian woman to “make a baby.”
As far as having more time due to retirement, is it quality time? Can a senior citizen really keep up with a physically active young child? Can he be on his feet for hours coaching little league? Is he durable enough to teach get out there on the field for hours and teach his a boy how to play football or baseball? Will other parents feel comfortable around him and want their kids to have play dates/sleepovers at his house? How much respect will a teen boy who is testing his boundaries feel for an elderly Dad?
Idk. I think that having kids much beyond 40 is pushing it if you want to be robust enough to enjoy your time with them and to effectively parent them. But opinions will differ.
I think the better question is "Why would you want to?"
To each his own, but I love that my kids are not up at night, they don’t wake up screaming at 6a from their crib anymore, and go to the bathroom in a toilet instead of diapers. For the life of me I can’t understand why someone would want to do that in the later decades in life on even less energy.
My plans for my golden years are to get back to the days when me and my other half are living for us, traveling etc. But then again we spent the past decade in the trenches of caring for babies so we’ve had our fill. Maybe if you spend most of your life not caring for kids, you don’t mind taking on that responsibility later in life.
Like I said, to each his own.
I know a professional woman ( lots of letters after her name) who had children at age 40 and 42. Her kids are now in grades 1 & 2 and she has mentioned the age disparity with her kids friends parents who are 15 to 20 years younger.
Women on the other hand have the same eggs in their ovaries from puberty to menopause. Those eggs have a limited shelf life.
Gawker, as far as Zachary's closing, that's a shame. I haven't been there in years, but I always enjoyed that club. It had a bit of a gritty vibe and some of the girls would put on quite a performance - especially on the side of the stage close to the bar - to get tipped. I've been meaning to get back there some day, but now I obviously won't be able to.