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How old were you when you had children?? #18562607 07/06/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,339 Likes: 42 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,339 Likes: 42 Texas	First at 20, then 24, last at 34. I was able to spend more time with last child after I got of construction and got a maintenance job.

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Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562619 07/06/23
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,270 southeastern Arizona J JefeMojado Campfire Regular
JefeMojado Campfire Regular J Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,270 southeastern Arizona	Had our Son at 19, was 22 when daughter was born. Sometimes wonder if I'd have done a better job had I been older, but they both turned out fine, successful and good parents. It is nice to still be young enough and still active, to engage in any activity imaginable with grand kids.

Re: How old were you when you had children?? JefeMojado #18562624 07/06/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,339 Likes: 42 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,339 Likes: 42 Texas	Originally Posted by JefeMojado Had our Son at 19, was 22 when daughter was born. Sometimes wonder if I'd have done a better job had I been older, but they both turned out fine, successful and good parents. It is nice to still be young enough and still active, to engage in any activity imaginable with grand kids. That is a plus, have grandkids strung out, 20, 18, 10, 6, and 3 yrs old

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562626 07/06/23
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,420 Likes: 7 WA rain forest Clarkm Campfire Outfitter
Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,420 Likes: 7 WA rain forest	35 and 38. I had to stay up past my bedtime to yell at our 15 year old daughter coming home late. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562635 07/06/23
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CCCC Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,603 Likes: 8 The Great Southwest	22, and my lady was 18. NRA Member - Life, Benefactor, Patron

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Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562639 07/06/23
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FatCity67 Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 19,797 Likes: 19 Central Valley NorKal	24, 29, 31. "Maybe we're all happy." "Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562640 07/06/23
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,810 Likes: 15 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,810 Likes: 15 Either Texas or Idaho	The three boys are 33, 31 and 25. I am mid-61. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562641 07/06/23
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Bocajnala Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,435 Likes: 2 North East Ohio	25, 28. I've got two older ones that aren't my own. I would have been 18 & 23 for those two. Can't imagine having kids past mid thirties. I would NOT want to be dealing with babies and sleepless nights right now. -Jake Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner. If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough. In God We Trust.

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562652 07/06/23
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Scott_Thornley Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,276 Likes: 1 Sierra Nevada foothills	Thinking I have a shot at topping the list here, not that it’s a good thing: 46 and 48

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562656 07/06/23
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RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,094 Likes: 12 In the woods...	35, 36 and 38. All my boys are teenagers now with the oldest 16. I don’t think I can outrun them, but I have them licked in the gym, for now. But I go to the gym 4 days a week without fail. "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

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Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562662 07/06/23
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waterrat Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,581 Likes: 1 Lake Iliamna Alaska	42,,,,,Good timeing,,,he comes homes for a month in the spring and in the fall for good chores and firewood gathering. I tend to use more than enough gun

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562664 07/06/23
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LBP Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 8,878 Likes: 7 Central, Texas	28 & 31 Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have. The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming. Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562669 07/06/23
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benchman Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,908 Likes: 1	22, 24, and 30. Last edited by benchman; 07/07/23.

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562670 07/07/23
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DMc Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 42,139 Likes: 63 TX	35, 37, 38 Make Gitmo Great Again!! Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562680 07/07/23
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Pharmseller Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 13,244 Likes: 5 Willamette Valley, Oregon	37 Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ Member #547 Join date 3/09/2001

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562683 07/07/23
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las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,206 Likes: 5 Kenai Peninsula, AK	35,36, married 6 years for the first. Don't wanna rush these things! Last edited by las; 07/07/23. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562688 07/07/23
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Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562689 07/07/23
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Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562699 07/07/23
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,250 Likes: 6 TX J Jeffrey Campfire Tracker
Jeffrey Campfire Tracker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,250 Likes: 6 TX	33 and 35. My girls are just 4 and 2. There are definite benefits to having them young or older. I wish my Dad could have had more time with them. He adored them. It’s hard knowing that your kids won’t remember their grandfather.

Re: How old were you when you had children?? hanco #18562712 07/07/23
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,333 Middle/West Tennessee P pullit Campfire Outfitter
pullit Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,333 Middle/West Tennessee	24 I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....

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