I hope katie gets a lot of joy from her new toy and it matches her furniture - good one katie - you can do it all - go girl.
More to the point I hope Katie more than enjoys the act required to make the baby,
Everyone is kind of down on Katie here eh. Could it be that she is an extremely nice person that has her head together enough to know her clock is ticking, that she wants to have children and that if she waits to be married she may be too old. She could wait for prince charming miss her chance and regret it for ever. This way she gets to fulfill her biological purpose and still has a chance to meet prince charming later on.
In a modern world with a good support network there are no reasons a collected woman could not raise a child well.
Good on ya Katie.
Controversial subject. lots of emotion here, but this threads gettin kinda weird
but thats only happened in the last year or so.
I have a friend who has just done this Simondo. I'll call her Jane. She is forty something with a beautiful 10 month old baby girl. In her case, a male friend offered to donate sperm (insemination) AND play a role in the little girls life. Personally, I think that is a slightly more risky way to go ( a nearly dad ) - but it seems to be working fine. Jane was very close to her dad who died quite young, perhaps this influenced her decision. She has the support of her mum, and some very close friends with babies of similar age, including my wife and I. She is also very lucky that her business partner (and his wife) are very supportive and she has a job that allows flexible working arrangements.
The baby gives her mum great joy and will grow up with plenty of love and support - what could be wrong with that?
Guys, don't make assumptions about a person you don't know.... Don't generalise....
CMC summed it up....
For your information "Katie" is a nice person, with decent parents (although the old man hooked up with a girl only 4 years older than "Katie"! Not "Katie's" fault!), and with a modern support network and her nice friends and nice brother, I'm sure whatever she chooses, it will work out well for her. And at the least, she will be able to provide food, a nice home, and decent set of values.
IVF is probably the correct way... but I think she should do it with a bang the old fashioned way !!
It is definitely not a case of, Car, House, furniture, now a matching baby! Freaking hell guys, she is University Educated, I would have thought her thinking process was a bit deeper than that! She has seen a few of her friends have babies, and she is under no illusion of how hard it can be at times.
If you are a person that thinks that someone goes through the generic thought process of, "Car, House, furniture, now a matching baby", then I actually worry about your lack of intelligence, or at least worry about how you are able to have such a narrow minded (and opinionated) view of other people. I think that is actually directed towards "Hitler / Oliver?" and one or two others.
One of my friends is single, had her first child at 37, the father is in Scandinavia with no chance of moving over here. That has not stopped her little girl from growing up with a strong network of supportive people around her. Grandparents and friends. These are what helps grow a child, not just the parents. There is also regular contact with the father (skype, email).
Simondo - I can send you contact details for my friend, if your Katie is interested in talking with someone who has already done this.
I believe the children are our future.
Teach them well and let them lead the way.
Show them the beauty they possess inside.
Give them a since of pride.
