Ken785 said:
what exactly does the term biological clock mean? does it mean when women get older, they want babies and start thinking about it more?
Pretty much.
I think it's mostly a legacy biological urge, since it's normally difficult to have children after a certain age. Although I've heard of women in their 60s having children. With modern technology more things are becoming possible.
The attitude that older people aren't as good a candidate for being parents also lingers. I've heard of the 73 year old man who has custody of his twin 8 year old grandsons. His custody was challenged, I think the theory is that he wouldn't be able to handle them because he wouldn't have enough energy. However, he kept his custody.
Funny thing is, except for energy levels and in more extreme cases, whether they'll live long enough, I very much believe that older people in general would make better parents than younger people.
As for single mothers, it just sounds like more trouble than it's worth. Also, if the single mother is less than 27 years older than her oldest child, I seriously call into question her responsibility. Very few people under that age seem to have sufficient resources to raise children. After all, the single most expensive (both money AND time) undertaking of any normal, typical adult is a child. Plus, how many 22 year olds have a lot of money or have higher paying jobs?
If a single mother is less than 21 years older than her oldest child, then I won't touch that and I don't care what her situation is.
Another thing, is that since I don't have any children, I demand that she doesn't have any children either.
