Same. Older parents feels like you got cheated, you watch them age so quickly and aren't able to really share the same type of bonds. My siblings always say they wish my mom had me earlier since my first brother was born when she was 20. I was at 41. The experience sounded much richer. By the time my mom had me she just didnt have the same energy and by the time I graduated highschool she was old. By the time I got married she was 73. My coworker saw the picture from my wedding and thought she was my grandma. It feels like she is sometimes too. I certainly had a very different experience than my older siblings and they are much closer to our parents. It's just too much of an age Gap. She never could relate to me.

My ex and I talked about having kids, all hypothetically, and he had old dad, his dad was 50 when he was born. He said he would never put a kid through that and I totally agree.

Personally I think before 30 is best. But that's my opinion of my own life. I know my ex agreed. Watching kids play with their parents when your parents can't handle it anymore sucks. Some people probably parent well at older ages but ours didn't. They were tired and the generation gap was too much. Felt like strangers.