At 63 and 71, our friends are becoming grandparents. We're raising a kindergartener.
Barb Higgins says her life at 63 looks nothing like the typical trajectory she once imagined. She's raising an active 5-year-old son.
Barb Higgins, a 63-year-old woman from Massachusetts, became a grandmother at the age of 57 when she gave birth to her son, Jack, through IVF. Jack recently began kindergarten, and Higgins is sometimes mistaken for his grandmother due to her age. However, she brushes off any assumptions and emphasizes that her community supports her decision to have children later in life.
Higgins and her husband, Kenny, a 71-year-old retired businessman, have no regrets about their choices and are proud of their family. Jack is a bright and active 5-year-old who attends a forest school where most classes take place outdoors. He enjoys various activities such as tap, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, T-ball, and playing at the ninja gym.
Higgins and Kenny have received positive reactions from other parents at the school, who have embraced Higgins and her young adult son as parental figures. Despite occasional strange looks from strangers, Higgins remains optimistic about her future, citing her family's history of longevity and her active lifestyle, which includes CrossFit and Hyrox workouts.
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