Single women over 35 should consider having kids outside wedlock – Actress Ayo Mogaji

Nollywood veteran Binta Ayo Mogaji is urging women over 35 to think about having children outside of marriage.

In a recent interview with Oyinmomo TV, the 60-year-old actress, who became a mother at 40, encouraged unmarried women who want to experience motherhood to explore the option of having children without waiting for marriage.

“What I’m saying is, once you’re 35 or older and you don’t have a husband, but there’s someone in your life who is with you but not ready for marriage, and he wants a child, have a child with him, even if he won’t accept responsibility for the child.

When she is looking for a husband at 35, they’ll say she’s too old and won’t be able to wash clothes for her mother-in-law or be controlled.

They’ll advise the man to find a younger lady to listen to him. Even if she’s fortunate to marry at that age, she’ll already be old when her child grows up. Some people at 45 or 50 are already grandmothers.

When your mates are grandmothers, and you’re still saying you’re looking for a husband, when will you find a husband and become a grandmother?

So, my advice is, if God blesses you with someone who likes you and you can have children together, go ahead and do it.

If you find someone you like, ask him to impregnate you as long as you want a child and can take care of the child. But if you want a child and cannot find a man to impregnate you, then consider adoption.”