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CTV News
12-07-2025
- CTV News
Witness in Kelowna killing mourns co-worker
Witness in Kelowna killing mourns co-worker Co-worker who witnessed the fatal attack on Kelowna young mom Bailey McCourt shares her story.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
I wanted to be a young mom. I had my kids at 37 and 40, and I'm glad I waited.
When I was younger, I told myself that if I didn't have kids by 25, I wouldn't have them. All the women in my life had been young moms, and I wanted to be a young mom, too. I ended up having my kids at 37 and 40, and I now see the benefits of being an older parent. From the time I started playing with dolls, I wanted to have babies of my own. By the time I was 15, I knew I wanted to be a young mom. I told myself that if I didn't have babies by the age of 25, I wouldn't have children. When I was born, my father was a few weeks shy of his 25th birthday. By then, he already had a Ph.D. and a steady job as a college professor. My mother was 20 and a stay-at-home mom. Having children young and the roles they played in our family, as well as my father's professional stability, were not uncommon for their generation. My parents divorced when I was 5, and my younger sister and I were raised by my dad. Eventually, my father remarried to a woman who was only 10 years older than I am, and they had two more children; my stepmother was also in her early 20s when she had my brother and sister. My grandmother, who helped raise me, had also been a young mother. So to me, it made sense to follow in all these women's footsteps. Back the, being 30 sounded ancient to me. I didn't want a big generational gap between my children and me. Through most of my 20s, I was in a long-term relationship with a man 11 years my senior who had two kids of his own. He wasn't partial to having more children, but I was young and naive and, of course, I was sure I could change his mind. Instead, we broke up. Suddenly, I found myself single and childless in my early 30s. I dated around and had a few short-term relationships, but the desire to have babies did not wane one bit. At one point, I told my grandmother that I didn't care whether I adopted, did IVF, or got pregnant inadvertently. I wanted babies, and I wanted them now. Then I met a guy four years younger than me who seemed like a breath of fresh air — no ex-wives, no kids, no bitterness. My biological clock was not just ticking; it was ringing the alarm! So, a year late, we got married, and a year after that, we decided to try to conceive. It took a while, but I finally had my first baby just a few months shy of my 38th birthday. My second came when I was almost 41. Although both pregnancies were considered geriatric, I didn't feel I was "too old" during either pregnancy, and I was perfectly happy chasing toddlers in my 40s. Though 25 was my initial cut-off to have kids, I wouldn't have been ready by then. I had been battling bulimia for 10 years and was also suffering from bouts of depression. It took me another decade to sort myself out through therapy, 12-step groups, and medication. When I started trying to conceive, I was in the best shape of my life, and I took excellent care of myself during both pregnancies. Looking back, I feel I was a much more responsible and aware parent than I would have been in my 20s. My parents' divorce affected me deeply throughout my life. When I had to make my own tough call of filing for divorce, I did it with the utmost care, keeping our children in mind. I'm 61 now, and my children are 24 and 21. Although I am much older than they are, I feel the generational gap between us is smaller than what my father and I had. I realize now that he never really had time to be young, while it took me a long time to become a mature, conscious adult. My only regret is that I may not be around for my children when they're my age, while I still have my dad. He and I now enjoy a close relationship: we talk several times a week and spend quality time together when I come to visit. Then again, my grandmother lived to be 102, so who knows? Read the original article on Business Insider
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Young Mom of Baby Is Annoyed with Doctor's Parenting Tip: ‘It Was Out of Order and an Arrogant Thing to Say'
A Mumsnet user is wondering if she should confront her baby's doctor about a piece of unsolicited parenting advice he offered The young mom recalled that the doctor said, 'Parenting tip here for you: Do not let them look at your phone' 'I'd find it patronizing,' another Mumsnet user repliedJust what the doctor ordered isn't making one young mom feel better. The mom detailed a recent doctor's visit on the U.K.-based community forum Mumsnet, where she shared a general practitioner's unsolicited parenting tip. 'I took my baby to a doctor's appointment regarding a rash under their chin after beginning weaning. My baby was lying on the bed and we needed them to look up so the doctor could see,' she wrote, before adding that she dangled her keys and phone's screensaver in the air. 'My baby smiled and looked up, so this worked,' she continued. 'The doctor glanced for half a second under her chin and said straight-faced, 'Parenting tip here for you: Do not let them look at your phone.' I laughed thinking it was a joke, but it was obvious from his expression that it wasn't.' The doctor's comment took the mother by surprise. 'I feel a bit annoyed to be honest. Even if I were playing cartoons, he is there to look at a medical concern and not comment on anything else,' she said, noting that she left her husband in the car and now wonders if the male doctor would have made the same statement if he were in the room. 'I do think it was out of order and an arrogant thing to say,' the mom confessed, before asking if it would be unreasonable to confront the doctor. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! In a Mumsnet poll under her post, 87 percent of the nearly 200 voters selected 'You are being unreasonable' as their voting option. 'Let it go — it's just advice you don't agree with,' one reader replied. However, another person disagreed, commenting, 'I'd find it patronizing, but I don't know if I'd be pissed off enough to make a complaint.' Read the original article on People
