I'm 35, and my grandmother was born in 1912. She had my mom, the youngest of 5, when she was 45. She herself (my grandmother) was the youngest of 13 surviving

I'm 35, and my grandmother was born in 1912. She had my mom, the youngest of 5, when she was 45. She herself (my grandmother) was the youngest of 13 surviving children. Her father (my great grandfather) was born in 1861, and her mother was born in 1868. He died in 1937 (20 years before my mother was born), and she in 1953, the same year Queen Elizabeth II was crowned queen of England, and 30 years before I was born. My wife's great grandmother died when she was a junior in high school. I agree, the results of having children later in life can be quite amazing, and I think there is a cultural impact as well. I would call myself and my family a little old fashioned and definitely thrifty due to having a grandmother who lived through the great depression. Just thought I'd try and blow your mind a little more.