Adopting newborn at 52 years old?

[Anonymous]

So she adopted another newborn...

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Anonymous wrote:So she adopted another newborn...

And now she and the father of her two adopted newborns are getting married! How sweet.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow... we are 56 and 59 with adopted 5 and 6 year olds..and we are looking into adopting a 2 year old and her infant sibling.. These are all from the foster system. The way we look at it is that we will give them an incredible loving home. The 2 year old has Cystic fibrosis and will probably not live a long life. Our two older are drug exposed babies.. there are issues.. We love helping them and we feel our love is better than some group home or foster care after foster care.. We have my older daughter 27 in line for our 5 and 6 year old if we pass and our best friend for our new ones.. We are proud to give these children a home. There are issues and believe me.. most people would not take them. And shame on society for that! Most of those on this site that think people are too old or cut it down.. would not take these children into their homes.. because if you are a foster parent or an adoptive parent already.. you would support this.. Prayers to those with huge hearts that are unselfish and will give up their lives for these darlings.. They could be adopted by younger.. but whats to say if it would be better.. the younger generation is questionable these days.. phones in their faces.. etc.. We home school our kids.. the best education out there.. God Bless those over 50 that adopt! You go for it!

This is the only thing that gives me pause. You shouldn't force your daughter to take responsibility for your choice. While I think it is great that you are adopting these children it is your choice and you should fine other arrangements rather than make it your daughter's job. That's not fair.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So she adopted another newborn...

And now she and the father of her two adopted newborns are getting married! How sweet.

They do look really old. But at least they can afford it and make solid future plans for kids care if needed. (Appointed guardians and trust accounts$$;

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow... we are 56 and 59 with adopted 5 and 6 year olds..and we are looking into adopting a 2 year old and her infant sibling.. These are all from the foster system. The way we look at it is that we will give them an incredible loving home. The 2 year old has Cystic fibrosis and will probably not live a long life. Our two older are drug exposed babies.. there are issues.. We love helping them and we feel our love is better than some group home or foster care after foster care.. We have my older daughter 27 in line for our 5 and 6 year old if we pass and our best friend for our new ones.. We are proud to give these children a home. There are issues and believe me.. most people would not take them. And shame on society for that! Most of those on this site that think people are too old or cut it down.. would not take these children into their homes.. because if you are a foster parent or an adoptive parent already.. you would support this.. Prayers to those with huge hearts that are unselfish and will give up their lives for these darlings.. They could be adopted by younger.. but whats to say if it would be better.. the younger generation is questionable these days.. phones in their faces.. etc.. We home school our kids.. the best education out there.. God Bless those over 50 that adopt! You go for it!

This is the only thing that gives me pause. You shouldn't force your daughter to take responsibility for your choice. While I think it is great that you are adopting these children it is your choice and you should fine other arrangements rather than make it your daughter's job. That's not fair.

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[Anonymous]

Hoda and her fiance are older parents, but they seem to be in good health. More importantly, they're providing their children with a happy, stable, and loving home. That's a wonderful adoption outcome.

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Anonymous wrote:Hoda and her fiance are older parents, but they seem to be in good health. More importantly, they're providing their children with a happy, stable, and loving home. That's a wonderful adoption outcome.

agree!!!
——- adoptive, single mom (51) of a newborn (now 6)

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of grandmas out there that have raised grandkids from birth, and those kids turn out just fine. Don’t see how this is any different.

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Anonymous wrote:Hoda and her fiance are older parents, but they seem to be in good health. More importantly, they're providing their children with a happy, stable, and loving home. That's a wonderful adoption outcome.

Not so stable anymore. Good thing she has money.

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I didn't realize she had been with Schiffman 8 years. I thought it was shorter than that.

I did think at 63 and with adult children of his own, it would be very hard to be a full-time parent to babies/toddlers. Day in, day out. A grandparent? Yes. But, the grunt work of a parent to very young kids at an age of retirement. I think a lot of people would be 'been there, done that'.

I don't know her, but I always liked Hoda.

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Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of grandmas out there that have raised grandkids from birth, and those kids turn out just fine. Don’t see how this is any different.

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[Anonymous]

It’s such a personal decision and obviously causing a lot of strong reactions. I couldn’t do it myself. I am 51 with a teen and sometimes feel too old for him! I mean, I try to keep up because I love to hike and mountain bike, etc with him and love to be really active but It’s exhausting. If she has the love, money, energy, time and health she has my approval though!

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't realize she had been with Schiffman 8 years. I thought it was shorter than that.

I did think at 63 and with adult children of his own, it would be very hard to be a full-time parent to babies/toddlers. Day in, day out. A grandparent? Yes. But, the grunt work of a parent to very young kids at an age of retirement. I think a lot of people would be 'been there, done that'.

I don't know her, but I always liked Hoda.

They kept the relationship quiet the first couple of years. I got the sense he was not interested in being in the public eye.

I’m sad about the split. I think if the pandemic hadn’t hit they’d probably have gotten married already, and maybe that would have slowed down any split. I think I’m mostly sad for the kids. They’re still so little.

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Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of grandmas out there that have raised grandkids from birth, and those kids turn out just fine. Don’t see how this is any different.

+1
Flyover country is filled with grandparents raising the kids their meth-addicted kids abandoned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of grandmas out there that have raised grandkids from birth, and those kids turn out just fine. Don’t see how this is any different.

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Flyover country is filled with grandparents raising the kids their meth-addicted kids abandoned.

yeah, 32 year old grandparents