If 40 is the new 25, then 25 is the new 10?

Every now and then when I am out, I get people looking at me like I am a pregnant teenager. Things aren't quite as bad if my husband is with me, but the looks are still pretty remarkable. I kept wondering why someone would be judgmental about a pregnant woman in her twenties, but then I realized something. The majority of pregnant people and parents in the DC area these days are way past their twenties. Today I saw a pregnant woman at Trader Joe's. She was expecting her first child and had gray hair. I guess the fact of the matter is, if 40 is the new 25, I am actually 7 years old, so no wonder all these older women with toddlers are looking at me as if I am unfit to be pregnant, let alone be a mother.

I guess the upside of this is that I will be "25" around the time my son is ready for college. And if my son follows this trend of intentionally having babies after 40, I have some hope of eventually meeting my grandchildren.