Last month, the announcement that Kristine Casey gave birth to her own grandson at 61 had media headlines flashing like neon in the red light district. But what about the grandmas who are in it for the long run? Sylvia Butler—a Special Education teacher from Greene County, Tennessee, who spent most of her childhood in [...]
A newlywed at 40, Sharon Simons never imagined the thorny path to motherhood would lead her to the Arctic reaches of Dr. Zhivago’s Siberia. Who would willingly go there, in any case? Like the Eagles’ Hotel California, it’s infamous for being a sinister place where few ever leave. Ultimately, however, the journey would lead her [...]
If you think “procreational ageism”—social prejudice against women becoming mothers due to their age—existed only for those over 40 seeking ART, think again. According to Christina Haltom-Farrar, who became an adoptive mother at 48, criticism of older mothers within the adoption industry is alive and kicking. “On adoption message boards, the subject of ‘how old [...]
Diane Hartford-Shulert—a midlife mother from Michigan who will turn 45 on Valentine’s Day—is living proof that what doesn’t kill you will make you strong. In fact, her story is so rife with seemingly insuperable challenges that it reads like the opening scene to The Princess Bride (1987 film): “Are you kidding? Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Revenge. [...]
Constant speculation about the role egg donation might have played in Kelly Preston’s pregnancy gives new life to the old chestnut: Do real moms use donor eggs? It’s also given birth to an idea. I’ll be re-launching a special selection of Flower Power Mom’s blog article playlist from earlier this year, dealing with some of [...]
Looking back on life at 51, Dede Kal-Harp from Gilroy, CA—the mother of two Korean half-brothers she adopted while in her 40’s—says she had been “naïve” about her biological clock. The mental health nurse, with an MA in Social Work, who grew up in Denver, CO, and began her nursing career in her twenties, was [...]
Now 50 years old, Christina Haltom-Farrar, grew up wanting to be just like ‘Mary Richards’ from the 1970s Mary Tyler Moore Show on TV—complete with her own apartment, a great career and the liberty to have fun. Yet, a native of Iowa, Haltom-Farrar says that young women in the ‘70s were expected to “get married [...]
When single mother Sheryl Crow announced on her official website (see link below) this week that she’d adopted a second baby at the tender age of 48, I was baffled at the brevity of announcements in the national press. They were very short and almost a little too sweet. And while I have blogged before [...]
It is said that when men die on the battlefield, their yearning to slake a dying need for solace turns—not to sweethearts, wives or even offspring—but to their mothers. A mother’s love stands alone in the terrain of our memories; its definition unique and singular. The so called ‘milk’ of human kindness originated with our [...]
Angel on CNN
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Angel on CNN, Mother's Day story, May 8th 2011. (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/watch?v=WySnP2nnwXU)
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