Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 10:34     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
I grew up in the system and let me tell you, I'd have loved to have been adopted by anyone at any age just to get out! I was in the system when the only way a single woman (I never knew of any single men adopting) could adopt alone was if she was rich. And then the rich women (and couples) adopting always went for the babies or those under 2 or 3.

There's no feeling quite like the one when you're 17.5, nearing aging out, and realizing you have no one. You have nothing. Totally alone and about to be abandoned again, but this time by the system that "took care of you."

I know so many gay & lesbian couples in their 70s and older now who would have loved to have adopted kids years ago but weren't allowed. It's disgusting that people with love to give weren't allowed in favor of "nuclear traditional families."
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 10:28     Subject: Re:Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
I may have commented upthread, I don't remember. I was 48 and my husband 51 when we adopted our newborn baby boy. in 2017. We love being parents and our boy is a joy, despite being a full-blown toddler now. We talked about a second but decided not to go for it for many of the reasons cited above. The reason that ultimately stopped us is that we got lucky with a healthy baby within 15 months start to finish and there was no guarantee that would happen again, especially since we got very lucky with a birth mother that was drug, alcohol and smoke free. We decided to quit while we were ahead.

That said, I'm happy for Hoda and hope her new little one brings her lots of joy.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 10:25     Subject: Re:Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I actually had to turn it off when she announced this. I don’t have a problem with the age, but I do think she was able to get a newborn so quickly due to money. Also, she’s must work 60-70 hrs a week and when could she see the baby other than sleeping.


She is not working 70 hours a week. She reads scripted stories on a M-F morning show. She’s not a regular reporter. I bet she’s home by noon.


This.

Actually her hours are excellent for this. She gets up at 5AM, takes a 10 minute drive in a private car to work, does her thing, and is back home by noon.

Basically a nanny from 5:00am to about 1:00pm makes sure the child has morning breakfast and Huda gets all afternoon and evening to spend time with her children while making millions.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 10:22     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
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!

I hope you will not be able to adopt any more
The kids could go to a younger couple
Phones in their faces???


NP- you’re a jerk. Leave the previous poster alone.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 10:21     Subject: Re:Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
Anonymous wrote:I actually had to turn it off when she announced this. I don’t have a problem with the age, but I do think she was able to get a newborn so quickly due to money. Also, she’s must work 60-70 hrs a week and when could she see the baby other than sleeping.


She is not working 70 hours a week. She reads scripted stories on a M-F morning show. She’s not a regular reporter. I bet she’s home by noon.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 10:21     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
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!

I hope you will not be able to adopt any more
The kids could go to a younger couple
Phones in their faces???
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 10:11     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
I love her and am so happy for her. Men have been having kids while on their way to the nursing home for ETERNITY. I have no problem with women adopting in their 50s.

Many people live well into their 80s on the regular now. She has the means. I say good for her.

Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 09:52     Subject: Re:Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
I actually had to turn it off when she announced this. I don’t have a problem with the age, but I do think she was able to get a newborn so quickly due to money. Also, she’s must work 60-70 hrs a week and when could she see the baby other than sleeping.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 09:38     Subject: Re:Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
Cue the “Hoda probably won’t be around or will be too old to help with her grandkids” comments.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 09:16     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
I would rather it be Hoda than any of the trainwrecks on Teen Mom. I'm guessing this child's quality of life is going to be vastly superior.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 09:08     Subject: Re:Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
Hoda's on a role! She's now adopted a SECOND CHILD!



She's the proud mother of two toddlers under 3 at the age of 54. Go Hoda go.
Anonymous
Post 06/28/2017 21:54     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
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!
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2017 11:32     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
Anonymous wrote:The only annoying thing about this to me is that it's her fame/money that made this happen. You and I would never be able to adopt a healthy newborn as a single person at 52.
I have several friends waiting for newborns for years and years and they're under 40 and married and financially stable. It's exceedingly difficult to adopt a healthy newborn in this country.


I have a friend who is adopting an infant at 47. She's married, and they make less than 100k a year.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2017 22:38     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
I think I don't care how responsible people create their families since being neither the parent or the child, it is none of my business.

Anonymous
Post 02/25/2017 22:35     Subject: Adopting newborn at 52 years old?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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??


She fought breast cancer about 5 years ago.0


Which means the cancer will likely come back...in her bones and will be deadly.

Nobody talks about how common it is for breast cancer patients to have it come back a handful of years later.


Wow, it doesn't always reoccur. I have a girlfriend who is twenty years in remission.


Me too. Friend had breast cancer at 19 and she is 47 now.