How old was your father when you were born?

[AviatorTom]

The Question How old was your mother when you were born? got a lot of responses, so let's ask the opposite question.

Just curious about how old men are when they have children. So please tell us...

When you were born, how old was your father?

As I've mentioned before, my father was much older than my mother; he was 66 when I was born.

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Interesting results for this Mother question and its similar Father question How old was your father when you were born? ↗

Mother - Youngest 16; Oldest 44; Most Common 32; Average 27
Father - Youngest 18; Oldest 66; Most Common 29; Average 34

[Nash62826]

30 told my mom he was 40 ad ad was 40 at the time. Stayed for like 3 years left came back when I was 17 to patch things up after my mom got married. They are good friends tho but no one seems to acknowledge te fact that he left in the first was because he hit me in the head with one of his metal tools when I was 4 and now I have permanent dent in my skull and a scar on my chin when he hit me in the face. But who cares anyways as long as they good.

[EmmaMary]

Father was 34, and realised that he was for ever to be totally under "petticoat government"!

[EmmaMary]

Thank you so much @AviatorTom for the MHGirl.

[OlderAndWiser]

When I was born in 1955, my father was 28 years old (his birthday was the day after I was born) and my mother was 24. I was their third child.

[Andres77]

Mom was 33, dad was 27.

he was 46 when I met him for the first time.

[Seinna]

Both were 39, too old in my opinion. They had a lot of money by that point but not much time and energy for me. They're also very sickly right now because of their age. They had my brothers at 25/26 (1 year apart).

[MAC1983]

Seems logical you would make this question after the other one.

My father was 52 when I was born.

[Lionman95]

My father was rather old, he was 43 when I got born my mum was 34.

[SaoirseS]

He was 45 when I was born, my mom was 41 (almost 42).

[Greedier]

My parents have same age and my mum said she was 28/29 when I was born.

Consequently, my dad was also 28/29 :))

[Amy10223]

Wow, my former father in law was 44 or 45 when he married my mother-in-law. My own father was 29, and my mom was 24. Very young, both of them.

[Lucy68]

My dad just turned 21 or 22 when I was born

[Wubs3000]

Well my dads about your age and I'm 14 so roughly 55-14=41
I'm gonna say 40-42

[Ευδεμονια]

My parents are the same age, so when I was born they were both 34. They had me late.

[Hornyanhung]

I was born on his 20th birthday and named after him I always thought it was kinda special we look all most identical and have the same interest

[Anonymous]

My biological dad was 25 when I was born. My mom did not tell him about me, but when he did find out, we had the best time together.

[Reaper1985]

both my parents were in their early 20s when my two older siblings and I were all born.

[EnglishEuropean]

37 - I suspect I was his last successful ejaculation.

[Haha456]

My dad was 37.

If your dad was 66 when you were born, you're lucky you werent born with autism or down syndrome.

[AviatorTom]

Male sperm doesn't lose its quality and potency with age... no increased probability of birth defects.

[shaysh87]

@AviatorTom

Researchers also found that men over 35 had more abnormalities in sperm movement and more damaged sperm with more seriously damaged DNA than the younger men.

www.webmd.com/.../old-sperm-die-hard

[shaysh87]

@AviatorTom

Sperm Quality Declines Significantly After Age 50
Researchers say it becomes more difficult for men to father children as they age, especially if their female partner is older, too.

www.healthline.com/.../sperm-fertility-declines-significantly-after-age-50

[AviatorTom]

@shaysh87 FYI... several of my paternl+maternal ancestors and relatives (going out to 2nd cousins) have had healthy children when the father was in his 50s, 60s or even 70s. There have been some abnormalities when the mother was over 40.

[AviatorTom]

@shaysh87 I believe the difference between male and female and their effects on age is that male sperm is manufactured in the male body as it is needed, so that the sperm is always "fresh", whereas, female ova (eggs) are manufactured in the female body during puberty and then used as needed (she doesn't make more), so as the woman ages, her eggs also age, and may become "stale"

[Haha456]

@AviatorTom

Healthy children are not as obvious as it seems. Kids born to older fathers tend to be more prone to mental illnesses later in life and tend to be more prone to health issues throughout life. Take a look at donald trump's last son , Barron, who has autism. Donald had him at 55 while his wife , Melania was 35. Compare Barron who is oddly tall, autistic, has a weird gate to his 3 older children who are fine and healthy.

[Haha456]

@AviatorTom

Kids born to older parents also tend to be less intelligent than they if they were born to younger parents.

[Haha456]

@AviatorTom

Father Time: Children with Older Dads at Greater Risk for Mental Illness

https
://www. scientificamerican. com/article/children-with-older-dads-at-greater-mental-illness-risk/

Children of older men at greater risk of mental illness, study suggests
Children born to fathers over the age of 45 are at greater risk of developing psychiatric problems and more likely to struggle at school, according to the findings of a large-scale study.

The research found that children with older fathers were more often diagnosed with disorders such as autism, psychosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. They also reported more drug abuse and suicide attempts, researchers said.

https
://www. theguardian. com/science/2014/feb/26/children-older-men-mental-illness-fathers-school

[Haha456]

@AviatorTom

The Malaysian Mental Health Survey (MMHS) results, which were published online in March 2011, for instance, revealed that people with older parents as well as those whose fathers were at least 11 years older than their mothers, were at increased risk for certain mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and phobias. Offspring whose fathers were 19 or younger when the child was born had just a 9 percent prevalence of mental health disorders. Regardless of paternal age, however, if the father was 11 years or older than the mother, that rate jumped to 24 percent. The greatest risk of mental health disorders—42 percent—was seen in the children of fathers aged 50 and older, with wives at least 11 years younger than their husbands.

https
://www. scientificamerican. com/article/children-with-older-dads-at-greater-mental-illness-risk/

[Blackcosmo]

My dad was either 49 or 50.

[Cubus]

Oh my. It seems your parents are quite old for you.

[Blackcosmo]

@Cubus They are but my dad looks only 40. He's actually I think 64 now but he looks so young. He's as fit as a fiddle.

[Cubus]

Well, that' s good. May he live long and take care of you :)

[Blackcosmo]

@Cubus Aww thank you! He's an amazing person and dad.

[Cubus]

It seems you're very lucky

[Blackcosmo]

@Cubus I truly am.

[jimmy2]

18 years for both of us then 10 years later another one

[dustybiker]

I think he was fifty.

[Apulu_Imback]

My dad was of 35 years when he had me.

[ShaTTeredMasterpeace]

No idea. My mom was 31 when she had me.

[Slartybartfast]

46 I think.. in the youngest.