@american.womens.stories: Dating someone fifteen years younger at 43 felt like wearing a sign advertising my midlife crisis. Every dinner date, I was hyperaware of the looks and whispered comments about our age difference. The unexpected pregnancy at 44 added another layer of complexity. The physical demands of caring for a newborn at my age while recovering from childbirth required every bit of energy I could find. What surprised me most was how naturally he stepped into fatherhood. Now eighteen months later, the age gap feels irrelevant when I watch him make funny faces to get Emma to eat her vegetables. #agegap #newmom #pregnancy #motherhood #family #energy #newborn #Love #judgment #support #miami #southbeach #brickell #downtown