tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post7784022394181148811..comments2024-03-18T00:53:33.065+11:00Comments on in all honesty: another reason for having kids young?Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-18822415872490308212010-09-10T18:47:12.259+10:002010-09-10T18:47:12.259+10:00Yes, that's a good point. There are never guar...Yes, that's a good point. There are never guarantees, are there? I guess hope doesn't really lie in what age you have your kids, but in the God who is loving and sovereign over everything that happens in our lives.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-19235879592571047392010-09-10T08:39:23.897+10:002010-09-10T08:39:23.897+10:00There are no guarantees though. I am the eldest ch...There are no guarantees though. I am the eldest child of my parents; I had my first bub at 23 ("young" in my book at least). Only two years later my mum (at 50yo) got breast cancer.<br /><br />So even young grandparents can get ill. <br /><br />(sorry, I haven't read the article linked to)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-9153345391797818372010-08-26T16:38:50.244+10:002010-08-26T16:38:50.244+10:00True, Sarah, it's not always a choice; and lik...True, Sarah, it's not always a choice; and like you, my heart goes out to women who can't have children, whatever the reason.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-56590122636103296692010-08-26T14:08:49.555+10:002010-08-26T14:08:49.555+10:00Unfortunately though it's not always a choice....Unfortunately though it's not always a choice. I know heaps of Christian women who are either single and in their thirties, or didn't marry until their thirties (because no guy seemed interested) and then discovered they were suffering from infertility when they tried to start a family. These women are griveing because they never had the choice to marry and become mothers young and there seems to be a lot of single men out there (thirties and forties) who seem completely disinterested in getting married. Where are the godly men who want to get married?<br />On the whole, I agree that there are probably many benefits in having chidlren younger, I just feel for those who wanted that option, but never had it.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193896306650823769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-13204721873368829252010-08-26T11:35:09.831+10:002010-08-26T11:35:09.831+10:00I think the article made me feel tired because eve...I think the article made me feel tired because even though I had children fairly young I had five, so it has been an extended period of small children. And now we have five it is full-on! I wonder if there will be any time to regroup before the next stage. Thankful that God provides all the strength we need.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557633180012575687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-66956356725360224472010-08-26T07:57:22.252+10:002010-08-26T07:57:22.252+10:00Yes, we've changed the culture in our ministry...Yes, we've changed the culture in our ministry (with uni students) - they've mostly had kids younger than me! - but this takes time, and involved teaching God's perspective on all kinds of things, like career and womanhood.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-41376870841503322262010-08-26T00:33:33.254+10:002010-08-26T00:33:33.254+10:00Having it all extracts a big price indeed. Why do ...Having it all extracts a big price indeed. Why do we in the church encourage people to pay it? Why do we not encourage people to marry in their early twenties and have babies before they are 30? Surely there would be fewer women grieving over fertility issues, and fewer women facing the burden of caring for aging parents and not-yet-independent children at the same time.The Bullhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593958275849352725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-68661639383292976522010-08-25T17:13:40.060+10:002010-08-25T17:13:40.060+10:00Yeah, me too - a bit of a depressing post, hey wha...Yeah, me too - a bit of a depressing post, hey what?! - this may help: http://jeaninallhonesty.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-encourage-younger-woman-and-be.htmlJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-39055719699718762652010-08-25T17:08:27.838+10:002010-08-25T17:08:27.838+10:00Just makes me feel more tired than ever Jean!Just makes me feel more tired than ever Jean!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557633180012575687noreply@blogger.com