There are a number of isolated cases of older women having babies as “seasoned” senior citizens.
So, now one dies and leaves her twins without a mother or father, having conceived them through donated eggs, a sperm donor and the trusty In Vitro fertilization process. Reputedly, after giving birth, the woman developed cancer.
In a nutshell, a mother dies of cancer. Yet, with the kind of journalism we see today, the dialogue leading to the bottom line misses the quintessence of the matter: Her age had nothing to do with it.
Some people are well-known enough to have world recognition by a letter, nickname, or merely initials. MJ, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop is said to have succumbed earlier this afternoon in L.A.
Reports say that MJ was rehearsing in L.A. for a comeback tour in London.
As when death hits any family, there is a great loss and deep feelings of grief. Let us remember the Jackson family in our prayers and well wishes. For those of us who are still alive and able to read this, where will you spend eternity?
The oldest reported British woman to give birth, Elizabeth Adeney, is a brand new mom thanks to In Vitro fertilization. Of course, the new mom has not only the joy of her first child to look forward to, but also the criticisms of yick yackers who feel she is monsterously selfish for having a child at her “old” age.
Although I do not generally think that child-bearing is ideal at 66, again, I ask as I often do, “Who cares?” Adeney has only joined the ranks of an increasing number of senior citizens who raise babies that are their grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Her baby raising is purposed and intentional, not a result of premature death in the family, or some sort of parental neglect. People Adeney’s age get custody and are entrusted to raise children everyday, and do so heroically.
So who are her critics? Is it the same monsterously selfish people who advocate abortion for convenience? Or, the population of classless candidates-both male and female-who contribute to the “who’s my baby’s daddy” talk show conundrum. Thank God for DNA testing, or so many everyday people who live impulsive hedonistic lives would never know who fathered a child. Certainly, Adeney’s critics cannot be amongst the population of people with terminally ill diseases in advanced stages, such as AIDS, that knowingly bear children with slight chances they will probably not be around to raise them, and often bring them into this world infected (although babies can receive treatment to reverse HIV status). How about all of our babies born on drugs or to mothers who drink and smoke? The wonderful people who have children for complying with the status quo with a firm plan for nannies, boarding schools and plenty of photo ops in-between need not register any critques. Their time would be better spent scheduling an appointment to laugh with their own children. There are certainly too many people in this world that are blaring self-advertisements for irresponsible parents to make this woman a guinea pig.
The only real concern is whether this senior citizen is capable of providing a loving, safe, healthy, reliable home for a baby and in good enough health to do so. Adeney just may outlive some of the young everything-goes, to hell with any type of morality people and smile at this child’s college graduation. She just may give this child the kind of devotion, attention and guidance that will produce a good sound human being. At least we can hope. This of course, can only take place if the powers that be and the hipsters don’t cause the world to end before then.
A woman who was raped and gave her daughter up for adoption thirty years ago is suing the state of New Jersey for allegedly assisting the adoptee find her. The thirty year old adopted daughter apparently went to her birth mother’s home, and has attempted to contact another birth sibling from her birth mother. The birth mother had been made aware of the adoptee’s request to communicate prior to the unsolicited home visit, and did not respond to the letter the State of New Jersey sent her apprising her of the same. For the full story, here’s the link to the article:
Every now and again, MULLOVERTHIS gets stumped. I had to think about this one for a few seconds, but only a few seconds. After mulling through the emotional components, this is a clear cut case. This adopted woman, if her story is correct, should get a million plus a few extra bucks. Adoption laws are SUPPOSED to work such that someone like the plaintiff can make the decision that she was prepared to live with, albeit thirty years ago. It is unjust to shift the rules now, because some lackadaisical state employees felt like doing whatever they wanted. Had the daughter found her through some ingenuity on her own, or with private people locaters, then we’d have a different story. This woman had a right to close the door to the rape, and the child that came from the rape, without having to face her at her front door thirty years later.
Once NJ pays, and pays dearly, they might impose some personal penalties to the employees that break the law and get caught up in an adoptee’s personal pursuits. Had this adoptee had a “need” that was life-threatening or considerably commensurate, she should have acquired a court order. The adoptee’s need does not outweigh the mother’s need to live in peace and privacy. This mother has absolutely no bond with the grown woman and should not have been jolted into re-visiting a part of her life that I’m sure she wished never happened.
As one who is not pro-life-but anti-murder and anti-disassociated human depravity through murdering pre-born children-this mother made a courageous decision and should teach the state a good old-fashioned lesson: Keep its word.
To those who don’t believe abortion has any real significance in this election, or to our “real” political issues, take a look at Obama, who is not aware of any Americans that are pro-abortion:
Now, if there are any men who realize that they are “helped” by Planned Parenthood, please post a comment with your experience.
Allegedly, one of Sarah Palin’s neighbor’s wrote an open letter regarding her knowledge of Governor Palin. The author identifies herself and speaks quite well for herself. Check out the link below:
I’m not surprised that ANN and other inner-cusp Repubs will justify this appointment at any cost. The flags of sexism will continue to be posted wherever there is a legitimate challenge to Palin’s ability to be a decent mother to her THREE CONSIDERABLY UNDERAGE CHILDREN while she is supposed to be the Vice President of the United States. Motherhood and family values are of utmost importance to the GOP platform. Palin’s appointment proves that for this possible administration, this is theory at best. Let’s all work and fight for ideals and principles but not live them.
McCain’s need for a gun-toting, pro-life, tax-cutting young female GOP running mate outweighs any other concerns. For instance, McCain’s age and medical history was not a priority in appointing a POTUS-ready running mate. Did GOP nominee McCain get the memo that if he wins the election, he would be the oldest US President to enter office? McCain should have made the readiness of his VP to lead this nation of utmost importance in his selection. Whether or not McCain outlives Bristol is not the issue. McCain is supposed to be planning for the good of our nation–”Country First”– right GOP? The average family has enough sense to have insurance policies in the event of death. Palin, with two more months of shaking hands, cramming and trying to learn the ropes, come November is supposed to be mature and ready, God-forbid, to be America’s payout.
Otherwise, the idea of the small town girl who is not afraid to go against the grain and status quo to effectuate good is admirable. Palin’s firm anti-abortion, pro-Christian beliefs are welcome. Her youthfulness adds bliss to the equation. If McCain wins takes us through the next four years, Palin will be ready to run for President AFTER her on-the-job training. However, Republicans have been terribly hypocritical in this appointment with Palin’s substantial inexperience (a campaign theme against Nobama), and attempting to posit a mother of FIVE WITH FOUR UNDERAGE CHILDREN traipsing across this country and eventually the world, as the picture of family values in America. No abortions, Dems. That’s what matters. Commitment to EFFECTIVE parenting, or at least having the appearance of the same, is not part of this platform.
Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee for President of the United States of America, selected Sarah Palin, current governor of Alaska, as his running mate. Sarah Palin is the woman that Senator McCain expects the American public to support as Vice President of the United States. McCain must have missed the Vice Presidency job description briefing. This individual will be the acting President if he became incapacitated, and the President if he dies in office. The only critical questions are who are McCain’s advisers, what part of his foot did McCain use to make this decision, and who is going to play “mother” to Sarah Palin’s five children while she may be the Vice President of the United States for up to eight years.
Governor Palin has been hammered throughout the media and across dining room tables all over this nation as the most fool-hearty Vice Presidential pick since Dan Quayle. The thought of Sarah running this country–if McCain succumbed during his Presidential term–is equally humorous and frightening at the same time: Not because she has no national experience or foreign policy experience. Governor Palin is a Christian and vocal anti-abortioncide politician. She was a small town mayor and is currently in her first term as an executive leader as the Alaskan Governor, and is only running for Vice President. The Democratic Nominee for President, Senator Barack Obama, has only one completed US senatorial term under his belt, and no executive or foreign policy experience. Yet eighteen million people and counting have fallen prey to his charisma, wisdom in hiring and following the counsel of advisers, consultants, and marketing/media experts, and personal leadership style. So the alarm for “what in the world is happening to our country” had already sounded when we put our incumbent President in office. Then we had the nerve to put him in office again. We are to believe that the best of the hopefuls include Obama (the most competent thing we’ve seen in political pull-ups who at least has a real adult politician on his ticket, Senator Joseph Biden) who is running against someone who we hope doesn’t take an earthly exit while in office (McCain, coupled with someone who just came out of the birth canal, yippee Governor Palin). Has John McCain ever heard of the expression “the pot calling the kettle black”? Obviously Obama’s relative inexperience cannot be a further concern for the GOP when their VP pick is a glorified soccer mom who just woke up as a politician, and desperately needs a 2008 savvy hairdresser and stylist.
With McCain’s selection of Governor Palin, I have a serious noteworthy proposal. He can continue to solicit the support of pro-Hilary Obama defectors by appointing my mom as the Secretary of State. I promise McCain, fingers crossed and hope to die live, that he will not find any scandalous incriminating evidence in my mother’s closet. Nope. Nada. Zilch. She is good to go and excellent at diplomacy. If Palin can manage her 9,000, and be suitable for Vice President, then certainly my mom is qualified with over 30 years in the medical field to be the Secretary of State. By the way, she has not interviewed with MTV political commentators like Governor Palin, but she has watched enough CNN, MSNBC and FOX News and argued with the political pundits (unbeknownst to them) in her own family room. And, trust me, she takes them down every time. My mom would at least have enough sense to hire the right personnel, and take their advice. McCain could speak to my mother–maybe even twice or three times which is considerably more than he bothered to spend with Governor Palin–to be oversecure that she is the right woman for the job. And, the whip cream on top asssurance McCain would have is true feminists wouldn’t have to be alarmed about her defying the advances of women who have proven that they can do it all–work and be real mothers at the same time. All of my mom’s children are grown adults. Sarah Palin is the one with five children, four of whom are under age 18. This nation should not have to look at Governor and hopefully never Vice President Sarah and wonder does she know where her children are today. Oh yeah, their father, the hired nannies and secret service agents will have to nurture her young.
With all of the criticisms of Governor Palin as the GOP Vice Presidential pick, the absent critique, which is of utmost concern to this blogger is, is this true feminism? A mother of five (with four young children) so engaged in her career that she didn’t have enough sense to say “no” when she got the invitation to run all over the country campaigning and could possibly have to put her children on hold for the next four to eight years, is supposed to be the picture of family values. REAL mothers don’t write paychecks to pay other people to be the principle caretakers of their children. Governor Palin just allegedly had a son with Down’s Syndrome. The first few years of a Down’s child’s life are the most critical for development and will largely predict his ability to grow to be personally independent. So, to the wiseguys who thought Hilary supporters would be drawn to the GOP ticket because Governor Palin is a female missed it. Hillary mothered Chelsea Clinton. Well-rounded women who are not selfish hedonists take care of the basics first. Young human beings who did not ask to be conceived and born have a right to have a mother who is perfectly capable of being a mother to them, do what she signed on to do when she gave birth to each of them. Governor Palin needs to go somewhere and sit down instead of contributing to the reason why so many of our children continually become inept adults.
This appointment to the GOP ticket shows that McCain is in this to win at the cost of our nation’s future if something happens to him. If his judgment led him to pick Palin, then my judgment leads me to pick anyone but him. Hilary. Palin. They can’t even be typed in the same sentence, more or less compared. Obama/Biden may win by default. Regardless of how much pro-Hilary voters may not have wanted to choose Obama, no one in their right mind can put someone in office who just may leave us with Palin as the President of the United States of America. President Palin. Someone, please get me an icepack. Now, I must retire and account for each precious moment. I’m expecting a phone call from McCain’s camp any moment now for some sort of cabinet position to appeal to his young African-American female constituency. My blog and political opinions should suffice as enough political experience.
