More people decided to have children at late age nowadays than in the past. Does the advantage outweighs the disadvantage?

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People prefer becoming parents at
older
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an older age
older ages
age
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nowadays than ever before. There have been polarised views, whether its benefits outweigh the drawbacks. In my opinion, it has more demerits than merits. There is little or no good side of having children at
late
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a late age
age
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. To some people
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, the fun of living life as a single person with no parental responsibility is worth it. These people will want to live a major part of their
lives
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life
without responsibility, attending clubs and enjoying the freedom
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life gives. But
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is not weighty enough to be considered an advantage.
On the other hand
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, late parenthood is froth with lots of disadvantages.
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, fathers and mothers who are
elderly whereas
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elderly, whereas
their children are still little encounter difficulties catering for and bringing them up.
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is because at late middle
age
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to old
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, the body is degenerating and becoming weaker. These parents are unable to hustle to make money for their children's education. They
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lack
strength
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the strength
to discipline their children when necessary. A good example is my neighbour and wife, who started having babies in their middle
fiftys
the decade from 1950 to 1959
fifties
. At 70 years the
first
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son was just entering secondary school. It was difficult for them to combine
age
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related illnesses and fending for their children.
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, these children grew as if they had no parents. They were not disciplined and ended up criminals. In conclusion, though it is becoming a more popular decision among people to have children in later
age
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, it is not a good idea because it has lots of negatives far more than the positives

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