Thread: What are the ages of your family?

I find age such an interesting thing. As a child my grandparents were the center of extended family life. We would gather at my grandparents house for any special event. It was so much fun to gather with all the extended cousins etc.
Then after my grandparents were gone, my parents house was where we all went. Yes the crowd was smaller and it, for the most part, involved only my brother and sister and their children and my family and my children. It was still fun but not as much fun.

Now my parents are gone and I am the older generation. Gosh how did that happen? I feel the same age inside. I don't feel like I should be the older generation. When we get together, it is usually just my husband, my 3 children and spouses and our 2 grandchildren. I would like to have my parents and grandparents and all those other people back. There are so many questions I have. I am trying to write my history as much as possible for my children. I wish my parents and grandparents had done that for me.
We have gathered with my sister and her small family too.

My family consists of my husband 67, me 65 and children
daughter 45,
next daughter 42 and her husband 50,
their children 8 and 6
son 37 and his wife 40
That is not much of a family. I always wanted a larger family but health reasons prevented me from having more.
My brother is 70 and sister is 63.
Sister's family, sister 63 and husband 65.
sisters son 39 and his wife 37
their children 6 and 3
That is all of us. I want so many more.

Anybody want to take time to tell us where you fit in your family. I don't imagine many of you, if any, are the oldest now of your family. Where do you fit?

I have such a small family, so there really isn't much of a story with me! Mom has passed, Dad is still here. I am an only child with one son in grade school and a step daughter in college.

I know just what you mean when you say that you "wonder" how you became the older generation. My story that speaks to that is that I am very good friends with a couple that my parents are friends with. They have even come to my home for a weekend, and every time I am home, we get together. And that is so strange because we have an adult friendship now that I am in my 30's. So, sometimes when we are together, I think how funny it is that we talk about "grown up things" with each other!

I and my husband are both the youngest of large families - I have 8 sibs and he has 6. All are married, most have kids; some of the kids are married and they have kids. My oldest brother was married and in college when I was born, I became an aunt at age 3; so it works out since I didn't have kids until late ... that my nieces have kids that are older then mine. Some of my old HS friends are now grandparents ... while my children are 14, 12 & 8. My oldest niece is turning 40 this year and my youngest great-nephew is just a few weeks old. Quite a spread. When we have family functions - it is not unusual to have 100 people or more.

I'm 46, DH is 32 my son is 30 and my DD is almost 9. I have 3 grand daughters; 1 month, 2yrs & 4yrs.

Originally Posted by janelle

Your hubby is 2 years older than your son? YOU GO GIRL!!!

I am 7 years older than my hubby. Nice but I am getting ready for retirement and hubby will probably be working until he is 68 with the law the way it is now. No one can retire now. I want us to be able to travel, etc. Oh well.

Yes, my current DH is 2 yrs older than my son and my ex-DH (Kait's dad) is 32 also. My 1st DH was older and an abusive loser; I think that burnt me on older men, lol!

Originally Posted by janelle

Your hubby is 2 years older than your son? YOU GO GIRL!!!

I am 7 years older than my hubby. Nice but I am getting ready for retirement and hubby will probably be working until he is 68 with the law the way it is now. No one can retire now. I want us to be able to travel, etc. Oh well.

I know,Hippie must be a sexy momma.I'm only 44 and only wish I was that hot.
My extended family isn't really that close.My nuclear family is me=44,DH=48,Ds=almost 22,DD=20,DD=14,almost 15,Ds=5.My children do not have a grandfather,one died about 21 years ago,one We don't talk to anymore.One of my sil's and family is not part of our family anymore.

I've seen Hippie's pics and she looks fantastic!

I'm 54
DH 53
DS 26
DD 22

OK here goes moms side and siblings from both of dads marriages
Granny(her mom)67
My Mom 48
Aunts 45 and 42
Uncle 44
Cousins theres 6 of them ranging from 22 to 30
Me 27
brothers 25 16 11
sister 10
dd 6