My parents had a 27 year age gap – AMA

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I’m not sure how interesting this is but I guess it’s pretty unusual – my dad was 56 and my mum was 29 when I was born. I can’t say it’s anything I really found strange as a young kid, but as I got older it became evident that it was a big old age gap. AMA!

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  1. thelastsurvivorof83 Avatar

    Is your father still around? What are your relations? Was he really involved in parenting? Did you feel awkward as a kid that your dad is older than other parents?

  2. thelastsurvivorof83 Avatar

    What were the relations between your parents like?

  3. Misstucson Avatar

    Was your dad able to do all the things the other parents were able to do? Was it weird having an older dad? Is he still alive?

  4. LeftChampionship8306 Avatar

    So when one of your parents was 27 years old the other was a newborn?

  5. kingthunderflash Avatar

    Did your mom marry him for money?

  6. Dirty_Questions69 Avatar

    How did they meet?

  7. Dirty_Questions69 Avatar

    How old were they when they first started dating?

  8. Skittles-101 Avatar

    When did you start to pick up the age gap?

  9. Im_Ur_Huckleberry77 Avatar

    Did you grow up in a cult?

  10. Act-Alfa3536 Avatar

    Your Mum ever explain to you why she opted for a much older guy?

  11. KlammFromTheCastle Avatar

    My dad was 56 and my mom was 33 when I was born. I’m 41 now. It’s neat that our circumstances are so similar.

  12. DumpsterWitch739 Avatar

    Wow! Mine had an 18 year ago gap and I thought that was big! Were their interests and the things they’d do with you very different?

  13. OnlyAChapter Avatar

    That is disturbing af

  14. Automatic-Rub-9471 Avatar

    26 years for the gap between mine!

  15. Doctor-TobiasFunke- Avatar

    I dont have a question but it made me think of my grandma’s parents who were 60 and 20 when they met and had her lol

  16. Beckyd123 Avatar

    Are your parents Celine Dion and Rene Angelil?

  17. Fine_Advance_368 Avatar

    how is your mom now? has she dated anyone else since the passing of your father? im sorry for your loss

  18. Professional-Tale-81 Avatar

    What would you consider the maximum viable age gap between people, for them to still be able to be good parents?

  19. RedInAmerica Avatar

    I’m 44 and my wife is 29 pregnant with our first kid. Medium terrified that I’m gonna get too old before he or she grows up, but I’m doing everything I can to stay in shape.

    Did any kids make fun of how old your dad was?
    Were you ever ashamed that he was so old?

  20. No_Equivalent_7866 Avatar

    Did you notice any differences in the way your friends’ parents operated compared to yours?

  21. X-RAGE94 Avatar

    My parents have a generation of differences, my father is from the 50s born the same month as Ron Jeremy and my mother from the 70s