I'm a man, and I had my first kid at 45, just had my second at 49. I didn't plan for it to be this way; my wife is 10 years younger than me, and she wasn't rea

I'm a man, and I had my first kid at 45, just had my second at 49. I didn't plan for it to be this way; my wife is 10 years younger than me, and she wasn't ready to have kids until she was in her mid 30's. I do sometimes wish I'd been able to have kids sooner; I'll be pretty old by the time my kids go off to college, and I'll be very old if/when I ever see any grandchildren. However, I'd like to say, don't not have kids just because you may be a bit older than average. I'm pretty able to handle it so far, despite the lack of sleep and stress that goes along with having kids. It's such an incredible experience and greatly enriches one's life.