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From Grandma To Mom

Posted by Angel La Liberte on March 1, 2011 · 0 Comments
Sylvia Butler

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 [...]

Gay Dad Defends Mothers Over 40

Posted by Angel La Liberte on February 5, 2011 · 0 Comments
Jacob Drill

According to Jacob Drill—a daddy-blogger and former Business Development Manager from Manhattan, NYC—gay fathers and over-40 mothers make strange bedfellows. Yet, if you really think about it, some comparisons are obvious. Like women having children after 40, Drill is no stranger to the whip-end of social bigotry. He legally married his same-sex partner—commercial litigation lawyer, [...]

Good Old Dads

Posted by Angel La Liberte on January 11, 2011 · 1 Comments
Hugh Hefner

Given the recent announcement that a geriatric Hugh Hefner has just loosened the leash on his lounging gown to receive yet another nubile young wife, one wonders if more than love is in the air. Is Hef out to reclaim his reputation for virility at 84 by fathering a baby bunny or two? Suspicions have [...]

Why Elton is Cool When Older Moms Are Not

Posted by Angel La Liberte on December 30, 2010 · 0 Comments
Elton John

When it was announced Elton John had become a father at 62 on Christmas day, I shot back in time to being 12 years old, the year his magnum opus, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, was released. Just like then, I knew that—once again—Elton had created a new historical reality for a bemused public to ponder. [...]

When I’m 64…and You’re 3!

Posted by Angel La Liberte on August 25, 2010 · 0 Comments
Ex-Beatle, Paul McCartney

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 [...]