Why Did You Decide To Have A Baby In Forties

Who would have a baby in their forties? My mom thought it was a brilliant idea, but I thought that my mom’s decision was rash and unintelligent. The drawbacks seemed endless, and it was also a major risk to her health. I’d been an only child for fourteen years, so you can imagine my discomfort when one day during the start of my freshman year of highschool, I was burdened with the misfortune that I was a sister. Shouldn’t I be happy? Most people like having siblings, and I thought that having one would be fun, if they were near the same age as me. But fourteen years apart is too big of a gap.

When the baby was born, all went well. Thankfully, my mom and the baby were healthy, and when they took the baby home, it wasn’t too bad. At first. …show more content…
Babies get sick very easily, and are very, very contagious. The whole household would get some sort of strange concoction of illness in a matter of days if the baby brought it in. It was absolutely horrible, and of course I was furious at my mom for deciding to have a baby when all it did was cry and get sick. But babies grow up, and I hoped that I wouldn’t have to deal with this for …show more content…
Although I don’t, and probably never will, understand why she enjoys taking care of a baby and being a stay at home mom, what I did understand is that it’s something she enjoys doing because she loves her family.

I learned to respect my mom’s decision to have a baby because it’s what she wanted, and no one should judge her for that, even if I didn’t entirely agree. As long as it made her happy, then I could accept it. I realized that people should do in life what makes them happy without having to worry about what other people think of their decision. Other people’s opinions should not dictate what is supposed to make you happy in life because it’s not up to them. It’s your decision alone to choose what’s best for you, and for your