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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She looks like she is in great health, probably has financial stability/to great wealth. George Clooney is 55. Are you questioning his ability to parent twins??[/quote]

Different poster. She is a breast cancer survivor-that is the only part of her health she has shared as far as  I know. She and her partner are both over 50. People like to say things anyone can get cancer, dementia, die, etc, but her chances are much higher than a person in her 30s. Everyone thinks it's fabulous until the odds catch up with them and then you have a child who could have gone to younger parents who is rich but having to go to guardian while dealing with very ill or dying parents if luck isn't on their side. This is not all or nothing. It's about odds. The odds of her staying healthy until they are full fledged adults are lower and money is the only reason she got to adopted a healthy baby at an advanced age.[/quote]

So what? Everyone's life chances are different. People these days can live up to a 100. 52 isn't old IMO.[/quote]

Look at FUNCTIONAL adulthood. Once you get past 70 or 75 chances of dementia are something like 1 in 3, worse after 80. Those things are a living hell for the caregiver.

A healthy child is a hot commodity in adoption and there are countless couples under 40 who want one and could give the child a loving home. Being rich should not be an excuse tyo bend the rules.

I am not a fan of Andy Cohen doing this at 50 either because of the reality of it all.

These are not poor little orphans who would have a life of misery without the savior rich older parent. They had a chance at good homes with much younger parents.[/quote]

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