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No worse than the risk of not having one. If you want a kid, have one. Enjoy the time you have with them and know that their life makes the world a better place

No worse than the risk of not having one. If you want a kid, have one. Enjoy the time you have with them and know that their life makes the world a better place.

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janeway 3y ago
It is highly likely that very old men like the one the article discusses, are likely to have accumulated potentially damaging somatic variants in DNA that will be passed onto their child.
- User23 3y ago
  No, it’s really not. The rate of increased birth defects for older fathers is quite small[1]. It’s advanced maternal age where you see the multiple orders of magnitude greater chance of serious problems. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17164268/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17164268/
  - janeway 3y ago
    It’s fair that my comment is not supported. The evidence is sporadic in both directions in fact. The paper linked is a big study but very weak association results. Here is a good review that includes the most plausible interpretation of the genetics. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36833413/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36833413/
ASalazarMX 3y ago
Whoa, in this case, I'd put the well-being of the hypothetical kid(s) on the table, otherwise it would be an egoist decision.
- wonderwonder 3y ago
  Even if you have kids at 70, there are good odds you'll be alive when they are 18. Provide for the kid, teach them right from wrong. Let them know they are loved and you have done better than every dead beat dad and sperm donor to single mothers out there. There is nothing egotistical about having kids, at any age and doing the best you can. Even if it's a decision based on ego, do the prior mentioned things and it's still a net positive for the world. I had kids because I wanted to pass on my line as nature made me. Does that make me egotistical, maybe... Who cares? I love my kids, see them as both an extension of me, their own people and a positive I brought into the world.
User23 3y ago
The thing about having children is as soon as you do it’s not just about you anymore.
- wonderwonder 3y ago
  I know, I have kids and it's awesome

No worse than the risk of not having one. If you want a kid, have one. Enjoy the time you have with them and know that their life makes the world a better place.

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janeway 3y ago

It is highly likely that very old men like the one the article discusses, are likely to have accumulated potentially damaging somatic variants in DNA that will be passed onto their child.

User23 3y ago
No, it’s really not. The rate of increased birth defects for older fathers is quite small[1]. It’s advanced maternal age where you see the multiple orders of magnitude greater chance of serious problems. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17164268/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17164268/
- janeway 3y ago
  It’s fair that my comment is not supported. The evidence is sporadic in both directions in fact. The paper linked is a big study but very weak association results. Here is a good review that includes the most plausible interpretation of the genetics. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36833413/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36833413/

ASalazarMX 3y ago

Whoa, in this case, I'd put the well-being of the hypothetical kid(s) on the table, otherwise it would be an egoist decision.

wonderwonder 3y ago
Even if you have kids at 70, there are good odds you'll be alive when they are 18. Provide for the kid, teach them right from wrong. Let them know they are loved and you have done better than every dead beat dad and sperm donor to single mothers out there. There is nothing egotistical about having kids, at any age and doing the best you can. Even if it's a decision based on ego, do the prior mentioned things and it's still a net positive for the world. I had kids because I wanted to pass on my line as nature made me. Does that make me egotistical, maybe... Who cares? I love my kids, see them as both an extension of me, their own people and a positive I brought into the world.

User23 3y ago

The thing about having children is as soon as you do it’s not just about you anymore.

wonderwonder 3y ago
I know, I have kids and it's awesome