Sum of Parents' Ages

[Double High C]

For purposes of this poll, if one or both of your parents are deceased, use the age that s/t/he/y would be today if still alive.

It would also be of interest to know the minimum and maximum.

My case is neither. It is toward the upper end of what I believe is the distribution of posters here; I answered 140 - 159.9 (more precisely, the sum of my parents' ages is about 143).

(PS: This poll was inspired by the "Inherited Musical Taste" thread.)

[Troy McClure]

I picked 120-140. I predict this will get more than half of the responses. Just a guess.

[Maine-iac]

I'm a bit older than the average for this group. And my parents married later in life and had kids in their late 30's/early 40's. So they are up there.

My siblings and I figure that our family basically skipped a generation. We were raised in the 60's/70's with 30's/40's values.

Not a bad thing, but different.

[Pi Man]

80th percentile so far... curious to see if i stay there.

[Troy McClure]

And my parents married later in life and had kids in their late 30's/early 40's. So they are up there.



My whole family has always done this - not sure why. My grandmother was 72 when I was born, and 80 when my sister was born. I'm from a rural area where people graduate high school and get pregnant, so my grandmother had gone to school with my best friend's great-grandmother. Always thought that was weird. And, that definitely affected the way we were raised, like you said.

[Polly Nomial]

I was the mid-life accident in my family so my parents are older. My nieces by my oldest sister are approximately my age. :D

[MG]

My parents are in their mid-40's. My grandparents are all in their mid-to-late 60's. My family has tended to have children pretty early (19-20 years old), although my sister and I are putting an end to that tradition. :)

On the other hand, my significant other's parents are in their early 60's, so they're about the same age as my grandparents. He has a sibling who is significantly older than he is (~10 years older), but I think his parents were closer to 30 when they had their first child.

[Daria]

They're 60 and 61.

[Double High C]

I assume that the 200+ reply was from Strommy. I guess he's doing okay if he still has the wits and good sense to continue to show up in this forum.

[Loner]

The biggest difference I've noticed is that my siblings and I are all constitutionally incapable of addressing our friend's parents as anything other than "Mr. and Mrs.". Or of using foul language in front of them.

[Ozric Tentacles]

I was the mid-life accident in my family so my parents are older.Nonono... you were a surprise. :-D

[Maxine]

I was the mid-life accident in my family so my parents are older.Nonono... you were a surprise. :-D
Mom always told me I was planned, just not so early. :D You should tell people you were planned, just not so late! :D

[adip]

My mom tells me she plan for any of us.....d*mn failed birth control.... :lol:

[Meshuga]

i'm my father's favorite because i kept him from going to vietnam.

[Brad Gile]

My father was born in 1913 and mother in 1921.

Brad

[GenkiGirl]

I was totally planed...but mom cannot figure out when I was concieved...I was exactly on time for when the dr. said I was concieved...but for the two week period my mom was VERY sick first it was a sunburn...then sun stroke...then something else...

She is convinced that I was an immaculate conception...or my dad has low flying sperm... :-)

GG

[Ozric Tentacles]

She is convinced that I was an immaculate conception...or my dad has low flying sperm... :-)Well, there's always the "sneak one in @ 2am while she's in deep-sleep mode" technique. :-D

[Double High C]

She is convinced that I was an immaculate conception...or my dad has low flying sperm... :-)Well, there's always the "sneak one in @ 2am while she's in deep-sleep mode" technique. :-D

That gives new meaning to deep sleep.

[kazh]

none of my parents' ages are on there -- oh, I get it SUM, not SOME :oops: does anybody know how to borrow and carry? :duh:

[Double High C]

none of my parents' ages are on there -- oh, I get it SUM, not SOME :oops: does anybody know how to borrow and carry? :duh:

So I guess that you are one of the Under 100s, as apparently you were born yesterday. :D