From forbes.com, research supports the idea that younger moms give the gift of life–long life:

MONDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) — Society’s oldest members are most likely to be born to its youngest mothers, new research suggests.

The odds of living to 100 and beyond double when a person is born to a woman under 25 years of age, compared to those people born to older mothers, according to one of the most rigorous studies on the subject yet conducted.

The finding may also help clear up a statistical mystery — three years ago, the same husband-and-wife team of researchers found that being the first-born child in a family also boosted longevity, although no one knew why.

“It turns out that the whole phenomenon of first-born order and longevity is driven by young maternal age,” said study co-author Leonid Gavrilov, a research associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago.

In my selfish effort to wait, as I did not have my first child until 28 (and that’s probably young in todays standards), I think I am making my contribution in helping out the overburdened social security system. There’s too many old people anyway, who wants to pay out until they’re frickin’ ONE HUNDRED-plus? Just follow your careers first and do your part!

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