Look to the future - when that child is 15+ years old and wanting to be a typical teenager, you will be 72+. Do you honestly think you could handle that??? The mood swings, the teenage hormones, teenage temper tantrums, teenage parties with loud music, driving teenagers to parties and picking them up at midnight or later…..
A 3 year old is sweet but doesn’t stay 3 years old, a teenager is a nightmare for anyone over 60, and their friends will have grandparents your age. And for the child, it will never have a similar home life to its peers and will always feel different, because it’s parents are so much older.
person wishing to adopt a child must be at least 21 years old. There is no legal upper age limit for parents but most adoptive agencies set their own benchmarks with regard to age. For a child who is less than a year old, the adoptive parents can have a maximum combined age of 90 years.
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Look to the future - when that child is 15+ years old and wanting to be a typical teenager, you will be 72+. Do you honestly think you could handle that??? The mood swings, the teenage hormones, teenage temper tantrums, teenage parties with loud music, driving teenagers to parties and picking them up at midnight or later…..
A 3 year old is sweet but doesn’t stay 3 years old, a teenager is a nightmare for anyone over 60, and their friends will have grandparents your age. And for the child, it will never have a similar home life to its peers and will always feel different, because it’s parents are so much older.
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person wishing to adopt a child must be at least 21 years old. There is no legal upper age limit for parents but most adoptive agencies set their own benchmarks with regard to age. For a child who is less than a year old, the adoptive parents can have a maximum combined age of 90 years.