Mom was 41 when I was born. When I was little, she always said she was to old and lacked the energy to play active games with me (shed play board games/other low energy activities). Still not entirely sure if this was just an excuse or truth. The worst part was the extra 'generation' gap. I get that every family has it, but I was raised a bit behind the times. They sore computers were a foolish trend. We didn't get a home computer until 2001ish, because they simply didn't understand how important that it was to my schoolwork (we were a lower middle-class family, so cost was only a slight issue) They didn't understand that my staying after school to type reports was so that I wouldn't have points deducted for a handwritten assignment, they thought it was me just being prestigious or difficult. I'm glad that I got proficient at "manual" research, but I still felt at a disadvantage in school. College was discouraged because in their time they didn't need it unless you had big goals. I regret never having went/ taking better advantage of scholarships available to youths.
I think a lot of good came from my parents being older and wiser. They had a different parenting style than most of my peers parents, an overall mentality. Its effected me and made me think and see things differently(If anything Id say its a good difference.) My friends always told me I had an 'old soul' and I alays felt lie I was born in the wrong generation. I find I prefer to hang out with people about 10-20 years older than me, and while it can be beneficial, they are often at a completely different point in their lives (Kids graduating, divorce etc) that I find it hard to relate to.

My parents are aging well, so sofar I'm grateful for that. It kills me when my friends grandparents have major health issues/die because my parents are only a few years younger, since that hits a raw point in reality.