[Liam-]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

You are making excuses for selfish decisions.

No, I’m actively not judging people based on a situation we know nothing about, you are are doing the literal opposite

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Getting killed is not quite the same as fathering a child when you know your days are numbered

No but it shows being a young dad is no guarantee that you will see your kids grow up.

I’m sure he will have step dad when Bernie pops off.

[Ammi]

...at 89 years old, doubt that he would have predicted the outcome to result in pregnancy......

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Yes because you see so many 110 year olds doing the school run

You don’t see many 110 doing much of anything really

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...at 89 years old, doubt that he would have predicted the outcome to result in pregnancy......

So they gambled then......even more irresponsible.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...at 89 years old, doubt that he would have predicted the outcome to result in pregnancy......

Maybe one of the other drivers took pole! Position.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

So they gambled then...

She probably sat in a damp patch.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

So they gambled then...

What would you suggest they do? Give up sex even if they can still do it? Contraception isn’t 100% effective

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

So they gambled then...

...(..I would have thought that a resulting pregnancy wouldn’t even have occurred to him at 89 years old, so didn’t feel like a gamble.....)...

[thesheriff443]

Who knows maybe he had is sperm frozen for a rainy day.

[Liam-]

Imagine if they had aborted the child because he was too old to be a father again, they’d be called even worse

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Imagine if they had aborted the child because he was too old to be a father again, they’d be called even worse

...it’s just good the pregnancy all went well and resulted in a lovely healthy baby....I’m sure there’ll be a great family support unit for little Ace with his mum, dad and older sisters and that he’ll be very loved...

[Kizzy]

Obviously I hope thats the case and Ace is healthy, however its too early to tell if there are any cognitive developmental issues.

[Zizu]

I still think their young gardener planted the ‘seed’ ....


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Maybe one of the other drivers took pole! Position.

Great minds..


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Who knows maybe he had is sperm frozen for a rainy day.

When was ‘freezing your sperm’ a thing though ?

He’d still have been ‘past his best sperm-wise’ even 50 odd years ago ..


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[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

That's the point though, she will have to ask someone to take the child on should something happen to her, its not unknown for people to die in their 40s Niamh! I wouldn't want to be put in that position no matter how close a family I have

It's not unknown for people to die at ANY age.

If you're fearing dropping down and dying before you reach a ripe old age you'd never have kids.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I’m sure the child won’t think that way when he’s at school and all his mates have a father figure and he hasn’t...

Children in a classroom come from a wide variety of different family set ups.

The single parent or step-parent set up is no longer out of the ordinary, it's actually quite common.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

So they gambled then......even more irresponsible.

If you call having sex with their spouse "gambling" then the majority of the population are guilty of it. People can't have sex unless they've weighed up the likelihood of that one shag resulting in a baby?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

It's not unknown for people to die at ANY age.

If you're fearing dropping down and dying before you reach a ripe old age you'd never have kids.

Wow brand new info ..who knew

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Wow brand new info ..who knew

Well, it sort of sounded like you didn't given you mentioned how risky it was for her to have a baby in her 40s since "people die in their 40s Niamh!". People die any time, so unless at risk of dying from old age or a terminal illness, it's a silly thing to throw at someone for having a baby. There's no reason for a relatively healthy 44 year old woman not to be able to raise that child into adulthood and be around for a long time.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well, it sort of sounded like you didn't given you mentioned how risky it was for her to have a baby in her 40s since "people die in their 40s Niamh!". People die any time, so unless at risk of dying from old age or a terminal illness, it's a silly thing to throw at someone for having a baby. There's no reason for a relatively healthy 44 year old woman not to be able to raise that child into adulthood and be around for a long time.

no reason at all, equally she may not, snd she cant rely on Dad being around now can she, selfish pair who know there is a 90% chance their little lad will attend his Dads funeral by his 10th birthday, lets hope he is not too attached

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

no reason at all, equally she may not, snd she cant rely on Dad being around now can she, selfish pair who know there is a 90% chance their little lad will attend his Dads funeral by his 10th birthday, lets hope he is not too attached

Why would she need to rely on Dad? Many people get by just fine as single parents with a lot less cash than she has so she won't struggle financially either.

It's sad for the kid to lose their father young, of course, but there's no reason she'll be left in any kind of desperate situation.

[arista]