How Old Were Your Parents When You Were Born?

Updated on November 12, 2011
E.D. asks from Olympia, WA
46 answers

Just a curiosity question.

My mama was 33 and my papa 49. My mama had my older sister when she was 27 and my papa had his first, my other sister, when he was 22.

I was 23 when my daughter was born and 25 when our other kiddo joined our family. My husband was 26 and 28.

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J.C.

answers from New York on

37 mom and 39 dad. Now they were 24 and 26 when they started having kids - I just came aftert a long time. My mom had her 4th baby the day after her 1st kid's kindergarten graduation. Ugh... how did she do it?

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J.✰.

answers from San Antonio on

Mom was 31, dad was 34. I am the youngest of 3. Mom and Dad adopted two boys before they had me. (After a few miscarriages and being told they could not have children, they adopted, then when my brother was 9 months old they got pregnant with me!)

.... please bring us rain!

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C.M.

answers from Johnson City on

My Mom was 21 and my Dad was 23. I have an older brother too! I, on the other hand, was 35 with my first and 37 with my second. I left home when I was 18, which meant my Mom was 39 when she had both kids out of the house. I used to joke with her and say I was 39 when I had both kids out of DIAPERS!!

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✤.J.

answers from Dover on

Mom was 26 & Dad was 21

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A.F.

answers from Houston on

They were both 34. One of two here - my brother is 14 months older than me.

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R.D.

answers from Richmond on

Mom was 27 and dad was 29... I'm the oldest of 3.

I have had 3 children by the time my mom would have had just one ;)

My husband's parents, not sure about how old they were when they had him, in their 30's I know for sure; my FIL is now 70 and has 2 more kids, ages 11 and 13... and his wife is in her 40's now.

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J.S.

answers from Jacksonville on

mom was 22 dad was 23 for me
mom was 19 dad was 20 for my sister

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L.U.

answers from Seattle on

My mom had just turned 20 and my dad was 21. They were married before they got pregnant!

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P.B.

answers from Austin on

Mom was 28, Dad was 30. They were 26 & 28 when my older brother was born. I had my daughter at age 39, husband was 38.

YW & send some rain to TX, please! :)

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E.S.

answers from Dayton on

My mom's birthday is 2 weeks before mine and my dad's is 3 days after.
My mom had just turned 28. My dad was almost 27.
Happy Gloomy Thursday right back 'atcha. ;)

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J.D.

answers from Dallas on

My Mom was 32 and my Dad was 33 when they adopted me. My bio mom was 17 and bio dad was 21.

I had kids at 25,28 and 33.

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A.M.

answers from Tampa on

Mom - 18 Dad- 22

Me - 29, 3 months before my 30th bday - PERFECT age for me too. Second child - 32.

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M.C.

answers from Pocatello on

My mom was 21 and my dad was 23.

I was 21 when I had my first daughter and 23 when I had my second. my husband was 23 and then 26.

I have some snow if you want it!
-M.

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J.U.

answers from Washington DC on

My mom was 38 and dad was 37. My mom thought she was sick with a cold and told me that she went on the Grizzly at Kings Dominion not knowing that she was 5 months pregnant with me. I was a surprise, the youngest of 3 and the only girl.

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⊱.S.

answers from Los Angeles on

My mom was 21 and my dad was 23. No rain here today, but maybe tomorrow. Yesterday it was 85! (sorry for those in the North East :(

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D.P.

answers from Seattle on

Mom was 31 and Dad was 39.

I had my son at 34 (3 weeks shy of 35) and my husband was 43.

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K.L.

answers from Sacramento on

My mom was 27, and my dad was 33. I had my first at 23, and my second at 24. My husband was 25, 27.

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M.D.

answers from Washington DC on

My mom was 25 and my dad was 27. My older sister was 2 years older than I was, and there are 3 after me...all basically two years apart.

I was 20, 22, and 24 with mine. Hubby is a bit older than I am so he was not in his 20's for our babies :).

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

My mother was born in 1924, my father born 1917. My brother was born in 1944, sister in 1947, and me...I was born in 1959. They were much older that everyone else.

My mom was mid 30's and my dad was early 40's.

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C.W.

answers from Santa Barbara on

Mom was 20, Dad was 25 (in 1966). I was 27 and my ex-husband was 30 when we adopted our daughter.

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K.G.

answers from Boca Raton on

My mom was 27 and my dad was 31 when they had me....
I was 28 and my husband was 31 when we had our son..

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R.P.

answers from Cleveland on

my mom was 27 my dad 34 my mom was 20 when she had my sister and my dad was 27

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C.M.

answers from Los Angeles on

My Mom was 21, my Dad was 26 when they had me.
My grandma had her first kid when she was 16 and had her 4th when she was 21!

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J.L.

answers from Pittsburgh on

My mom was 18 and my dad was 19. They are not together anymore, thank God! Luckily, I have learned what NOT to do from them. Obviously, I was not planned!! I was 33 when my daughter was born.

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M.F.

answers from Phoenix on

My dad was 55 when I was born (did you guess second marriage?) and my mom was 32. My half-sisters were 30 and 34 when I was born and I was already an aunt times 3. My husband and I were 31/30 and 33/32 when ours were born. We want 2 more and to keep the 2 year age gap, so our last will hopefully arrive when I'm 36.

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A.G.

answers from Houston on

My mom was 35 and my dad was 39. I was their third kid. My mom passed at 43, my dad 65

I was 21 when i had my first, 27 my 2nd and 30 and pregnant now, my husband is 3 years older than me.

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J.B.

answers from Houston on

Mom was 17, Dad was 18. Yep, we grew up together, lol. They're still married too.

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S.H.

answers from Washington DC on

My mom was 26 and my dad was 28 when I was born. I was their first child, then they were 30 and 32 when they had my sister. I was 28 when I had my first daughter and my husband was 37. I was 31 and 33 with my second and third children.

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S.Q.

answers from Los Angeles on

Marmee was 29 and Daddy was 33.

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A.S.

answers from Iowa City on

I think my mom was 28 and my dad was 29. It is pouring down rain here as well.

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C.R.

answers from Seattle on

My mom was 30, almost 31 and my dad was 41, almost 42. Our birthdays are on September 8th & 10th and October 10th. Apparently, my dad kept telling my mom (DURING labor!!) to hold me in there for two more days, so that we could share a birthday. Haha.

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D.F.

answers from Iowa City on

My mom was 28 and my dad was 29. They were 26 and 27 when my sister was born and 24 and 25 when the twins were born. My MIL was 30 and FIL was 34 (I think) when my wife was born and 25 and 29 when they had their other daughter. I was 24 and 27 when my girls were born and my wife was 23 and 26.

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M.L.

answers from Chicago on

My Mom was 21 and my dad was 23

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S.M.

answers from Washington DC on

My Mom was 36.
My father was 38.
I'm an only child.

My kids were born when I was 31 and 35.

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M.M.

answers from Tucson on

Mine were 20 mom and dad 21. I had my first at 23. second at 28 and last baby at 31.
My moms first was at 17 then me at 20 then my other brother at 23. My parents were married 24 years when my mom passed away.

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K.F.

answers from Cleveland on

My mom was 31 when she had me and my dad was 36. My mom was 27 when she had my brother and my dad 32.

I had my first when 2 weeks after I turned 23 and my second at 25.

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⊱.H.

answers from Spokane on

My Mom was 23 and my Dad was 24 (I was their 2nd child).

I was 2 months shy of 30 when my oldest son was born and 1 month shy of 34 when my youngest was born. My husband was 33 and 37. He was 23 when he had his daughter.

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K.M.

answers from Memphis on

My parents were 37 and 46 when I was born. They were 34, 44 when they had my sister and 36, 45 with my brother. They had been married for 14 years when my sister was born (struggled with infertility before finally getting pregnant due to my mother's endometriosis for 10 years and had been told they would never have kids). My parents had been married for 50 years when my father died.

I was 34 when I married had my first right after I turned 37, my husband was 30. I was 39 (husband 32) with my 2nd and gave birth to my 3rd 3 days ago at 42 (husband 35).

Unfortunately my father never got to meet any of his grandchildren. He passed away shortly before I got married. My sister had her only child when she was 41 after years of infertility and my brother is unmarried and has no children at this point.

My father's parents were 36 (mom) and 48 (dad) - he was their 4th child. His parents were born in 1874 and 1886. My father was born in 1922 and I was born in 1969. If my grandfather had been still alive, he would have been 95 when I was born. My mother's family is the opposite with most starting families in their late teens or early 20's until my mother's generation.

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M.L.

answers from Philadelphia on

22 and 22.

Was 21 when my fist dear son was born. And 40 when my last (I guess!!) dear daughter was born.

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J.L.

answers from Chicago on

My Mom and Dad were 21. I was 33 with my first :)

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F.H.

answers from Phoenix on

My mom got pregnant by "the boy next door", they were both 19. They never married and I never met him although my mom was in contact with his parents until they passed away last year. I'm 44.

I had my dtr when I was 32 and my son at 35. I married for the first time at age 30 (he was 27) and second time at age 42 (he was 35). =)

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T.N.

answers from Albany on

Both my parents were 20 when my oldest sister was born, and 30 when the 5th and last child (me) was born.

I was 25, 27, and 30 when mine were born.

:)

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A.W.

answers from Seattle on

My mom was 25 and dad was 29.
I was 37 and my husband 42 when our daughter was born.

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R.J.

answers from Seattle on

In my family... women have always had their kids in their 30's+. Their husbands reeeeally vary in age. My dad is 12 years older than my mum, my grandfather was 15 older than my grandmother (and she was 35 when she had her first of 4). Some of my uncles are younger than their wives, some are about the same age, some are 10-20 years older. The MENS' ages span the spectrum, the women are all in their 30's. ((Education has always been really big in my family. The standard of progression was highschool, college, work, marry, be alone married for a few years -usually 5+-, start a family))

I broke the mold with that one and had my son when I was 23. Before going to college, and before getting married. A good 10 years earlier than most (fairly ironically, I had been PLANNING on waiting apx 10 years. It blows my mind. My son is 9, and that means *starting* to try next year. Um. At this point... I think not!)

In my husband's family, women usually get pregnant at 15/16. It's an interesting dynamic since the grandmothers could be mother/daughter AGE wise. 90's/60's/30's v 90's/70's/50's/30's/15

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J.M.

answers from Kansas City on

My Mom was 16 and my Dad was 19, Im thne oldest of 3. My parents are still married going on 37 years.
I was 28 when my daughter was born my husband was 42. Our daughter is now 7.

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B.C.

answers from Norfolk on

Mom was 26 and Dad was 24
I was 36 and my husband 33 when we had our son.

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