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COMMENTS:
Voted : I say it's okay
There may be some disadvantages for a child to have elderly parents, but the same goes for all those unwed, teenage mothers you see at every mall too.
SIXTY?? Do you realize how old the lady will be when her kids graduate from college?
I think early forties is okay, but IMO, nature is trying to tell you something when you can no longer produce the eggs to have a child.
by mojo on Thu May 24, 07 12:24pm
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I do agree with what Beelzie says.
by mojo on Thu May 24, 07 12:25pm
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Voted : I say it's okay
nature is strange, it does happen sometimes.
I gotta wonder though, what type of meds she took to achieve pregnancy, and what long term effects that would have on a child.
if it's done natural, I think it's okay. Chemically inhanced, I don't think so.
by LCD on Thu May 24, 07 1:01pm
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Voted : I say it's okay
Beez is right! That woman looks young for her age and healthy for just giving birth, i looked worse than that after giving birth and notto mention these people might have enough money for those kids to have a REALLY good life!
Anyway's lots of elderly people adopt foster children, what's the difference?
Voted : I have problems with it
I lost my father at 16 (he was 47), I wouldnt inflict that on anyone I loved, the times I have cried, never having him to be proud when ive acheived something, not there to give me away when I got married, not there to see his grandchildren grow up. As I have never got along with my mother, I feel robbed of that closeness you get from a parent, noone to turn to when things got rough. To deliberatly inflict that on a child is nothing short of selfish!!!
I lost my mother at young age as well, it's probably the worse feeling in the world and I'm still having problems accepting it, but I also love the memories and most of the time love life, I'm thankful she gave me that.
the times I have cried, never having him to be proud when ive acheived something, minni_the_minx
I'm sorry you going through that
I'm sure it wasn't a PLANNED pregnancy, but an accident and i'm sure they thought over a good many HUNDRED times about what to do before deciding not to kill it!
That's my 2 cents.
Voted : I have problems with it
Such as, when those kids are entering HS, this woman's well into her *seventies*! If she survives that long, that is.
Voted : I have problems with it
To deliberatly inflict that on a child is nothing short of selfish!!!
by minni_the_minx
My sentiments also. If you want to take care of a child or a baby, great. But be a foster parent because that doesnt have to be permanent if you don't want it to be. But to put your own selfish desires of wanting a cute little baby over the child's future is very selfish in my opinion.
I went to school with a girl who lost her father when she was 13. He was 71 and died of heart failure. She always felt bad before he died because the other kids dad's took them fishing, played ball with them, went on camping trips, etc... She still got to do those things, but it was with her friends' families because her father was too old to be that active. She always missed being able to do those same things with her dad.
Voted : I have problems with it
The older a woman is when she gives birth, the higher the risk of birth defects. To me, someone at 60 deciding to get pregnant is just selfish. If you want a baby so bad at that age, try adopting one or be a foster parent.
i'm with social on this one - no 60 year old woman in her right mind would have deliberately gotten pregnant!
and twins! good grief!
Yep, it was a planned pregnancy. The children were conceived in a dish. The woman took hormones to make her uterus respond so she could go into labor. However, she doesn't look a day over 40 coz she has a wonderful plastic surgeon too :-))
60 is the new 40 if you have the moo-lah, lol. Better living through hormones!!
by mojo on Thu May 24, 07 10:12pm
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Voted : I have problems with it
It's exremely selfish and more than likely something was being taken by the lady to increase her chances of pregnancy...it's sad to lose your parents before you have a chance to "mature"...
Voted : You're increasing the risk of Down's Syndrome quite a lot.
two words: Down's Syndrome
^ I've got a very good friend who's younger sister (she's 26) is currently residing in a 'state school' because her mother isn't able to care for her and the rest of the family don't have the education/medical training necessary to do so. Reason being is that she has Down's Syndrome due to her mother being in her late 40s when she was conceived.
It's very sad when you have to give your child (however old they are) over to someone because you aren't able to meet their needs.
I just think it's a selfish move on their part.
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