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Okay wow lol I was the one who made the comment about some of the older girls becoming parents possibly and how it will be so interesting/strange to see them with a baby. It wasn’t meant to be offensive at all.
- I said older as it’s a fact more women are waiting until their 30s to have kids - literally read the recent ABS data on this topic. Doesn’t mean having kids in your 20s is wrong whatsoever, just that it no longer is the average age like it used to be. It is more likely that Sam/Kristie will have kids before Mary Fowler because of their age and stage in their career
- Being a female professional athlete does mean there are certain additional considerations for when getting pregnant/having a baby than us normal folk. The vast majority of football players would not be essentially pausing their career at their peak to have a kid. Professional athletes do best perform in their 20s there is no secret about that. Now modern medical advancements have allowed women to have kids later in life, so fertility isn’t always the top concern. Yes we’ve seen some football players have kids and returned to sport which is fantastic, but the fact is it’s a very demanding lifestyle and isn’t an option for most purely based on schedule and physical demands from their job
- And yes I did also mean the core Matilda’s team we have grown up with when referencing “older players”. I have been watching these girls for over a decade. Of course that would be a bigger change than Amy Sayer having a kid for example. It’s not a personal attack at your fav based on their age
Your post was clear, thanks for providing added context but seriously the weird reaction by someone was not necessary. Just having a tantrum because they want the convo to be all about someone who is ”young”.
Oh my god?!!! You are the only one who brought up that player. Read back the conversation. Only one person was having a tantrum, only one person brought her up, and that one person? It was you lmfao embarrassing as hell
There is just no other reason why someone would jump on the topic of old vs. young unless their fav was young or they themselves are a young mum and feel bullied by it. And there have been similar arguments in here before about Ellie not having kids anytime soon because of her age and stage in career and someone has gone off because they want to talk about Ellie having kids. Anyway let’s just move on. Focus on those who are likely to have kids as they retire as that was the point?
To be fair, I’m an Ellie fan, but it’s highly unlikely she’s getting pregnant anytime soon anyway so idk why it is an issue for some. Maybe Daan will get pregnant after the Euros when she retires, but that is still 1-2 years away at least. And Ellie is not pausing her career at what is arguably her peak performance period, especially when she had time off last year from her ACL injury and knows the challenges of getting back to form in a short period of time. Most likely to start having kids in the next few years to me is Sam/Kristie, EVE/Kat, Steph/Dean. Mini is already having kids so that isn’t “new”.
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Okay wow lol I was the one who made the comment about some of the older girls becoming parents possibly and how it will be so interesting/strange to see them with a baby. It wasn’t meant to be offensive at all.
[list]I said older as it’s a fact more women are waiting until their 30s to have kids - literally read the recent ABS data on this topic. Doesn’t mean having kids in your 20s is wrong whatsoever, just that it no longer is the average age like it used to be. It is more likely that Sam/Kristie will have kids before Mary Fowler because of their age and stage in their career[/list]
[list]Being a female professional athlete does mean there are certain additional considerations for when getting pregnant/having a baby than us normal folk. The vast majority of football players would not be essentially pausing their career at their peak to have a kid. Professional athletes do best perform in their 20s there is no secret about that. Now modern medical advancements have allowed women to have kids later in life, so fertility isn’t always the top concern. Yes we’ve seen some football players have kids and returned to sport which is fantastic, but the fact is it’s a very demanding lifestyle and isn’t an option for most purely based on schedule and physical demands from their job[/list]
[list]And yes I did also mean the core Matilda’s team we have grown up with when referencing “older players”. I have been watching these girls for over a decade. Of course that would be a bigger change than Amy Sayer having a kid for example. It’s not a personal attack at your fav based on their age[/list]
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Your post was clear, thanks for providing added context but seriously the weird reaction by someone was not necessary. Just having a tantrum because they want the convo to be all about someone who is ”young”.
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Oh my god?!!! You are the only one who brought up that player. Read back the conversation. Only one person was having a tantrum, only one person brought her up, and that one person? It was you lmfao embarrassing as hell
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There is just no other reason why someone would jump on the topic of old vs. young unless their fav was young or they themselves are a young mum and feel bullied by it. And there have been similar arguments in here before about Ellie not having kids anytime soon because of her age and stage in career and someone has gone off because they want to talk about Ellie having kids. Anyway let’s just move on. Focus on those who are likely to have kids as they retire as that was the point?
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To be fair, I’m an Ellie fan, but it’s highly unlikely she’s getting pregnant anytime soon anyway so idk why it is an issue for some. Maybe Daan will get pregnant after the Euros when she retires, but that is still 1-2 years away at least. And Ellie is not pausing her career at what is arguably her peak performance period, especially when she had time off last year from her ACL injury and knows the challenges of getting back to form in a short period of time. Most likely to start having kids in the next few years to me is Sam/Kristie, EVE/Kat, Steph/Dean. Mini is already having kids so that isn’t “new”.