Yesterday, AARP broadcast a long awaited program on “Inside E-Street” for PBS television, titled “Babies @50″. Lynn Laszewski—from our “A Child After 40” online community—who had her son at 51, kicks off the program with her story. After Laszewski, I was interviewed on controversial social issues, including maternal ageism, and the rising need for FPM’s [...]
In July 1996, Joanie Shook—a healthcare administrator now living in Scio, Oregon—suffered premature ovarian failure (early menopause) at 36 and gave up any hope of being a mother. “I never, ever thought I would become a mother,” says Joanie, “I wasn’t married, so I figured it would be me, with my career, my wine and [...]
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 [...]
You can bet your turkey-raffle ticket that if Kelly Preston gives birth at 48 on the eve of Thanksgiving, an eagerly waiting nation will call it “a sign”. Not since the 1980’s, when Princess Diana was about to give birth to Princes William and Harry, have I witnessed such widespread, nakedly avid public interest in [...]
While mining the blogosphere today, I dug up a gem entitled “Celebrity Grandfathers…err, I mean Fathers” featured in Chicago Now online—it’s a must-read for over-40 moms (see link below). The regular column—entitled Cheaper Than Therapy—is written by Kirby, a mother-of-five who says, despite being labeled “advanced maternal age” on her last pregnancy, she felt better [...]
I think I’m a healthy distance from paranoia when I say that there exists—in a certain strata of public and media consciousness—a virtual kangaroo court that puts later life motherhood on trial, and mature moms on the stand. Since CNN anchor Don Lemon’s with me, as founder of Flower Power Mom, and Dr. Wendy Walsh [...]
The news about Kelly Preston (John Travolta’s wife) being pregnant at 47 sparked a roaring media debate last week—CNN invited me to debate the issues, live on Saturday night. I was grateful to CNN for furnishing me with the opportunity to talk about the good stuff mothers over 40 bring to the parenting table—to read [...]
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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Read about Angel's CNN debate on Kelly Preston's pregancy.
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