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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Billy Joel (65) and his girlfriend (33) are expecting!
Billy Joel, 65, has confirmed he is becoming a dad again.
The singer and his girlfriend, Alexis Roderick, said in a statement Tuesday they are expecting their first child this summer, when he will be 66. He already has daughter Alexa Ray Joel, 29, with Christie Brinkley.
A spokeswoman for Joel said in a statement, “Billy Joel and his girlfriend, Alexis Roderick, are expecting their first child this summer. The singer has one daughter, singer/songwriter Alexa Ray Joel. The couple, together since 2009, opted to keep any further details of her pregnancy under wraps until their new addition makes an official debut.”
Joel issued the statement after Radar Online first reported that Alexis is pregnant with his child, and is expecting a girl. The website said the child would be named Madison, but a source said that was not the correct name.
Alexis, 33, is a former Morgan Stanley financial adviser, and while sources recently told us they have no immediate plans to marry, she has been seen wearing a diamond ring.
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
WTF I should Have been born a man this way I could have a baby at any age.
I bet no one has an issues with him being 65....
I just found out today a friends husband is almost 18 years older and the age difference is becoming as issue for them.
FYI Im having a bitter moment today 
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Kitten1929
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Blechhh he's turning into a creeper.
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sometimesmommy
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
I think its selfish. Yes you have money in case something happens but its taking a huge risk of not being there physically and emotionally for your kid.
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
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beachgirl
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
I just feel like the life expectancy is obviously not going to be in his favor so the chance of him seeing his child graduate college are slim - I could say high school but I am being kind and giving him a few extra years. I feel having a baby at my age 43 is pushing it so the thought of having one at 65 is beyond me. I dont feel its fair to the kids - I know his wife is young and will be well provided for but still.......
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ANewDayHasCome
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by EatingMyVeggies
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
Great points.
There's also no guarantees in life. My mom had me at age appropriate 31. I lost her when she was 58 and I was only 27. But I had the most amazing mother for those 27 years, better than some people I know who still have their mother and are estranged.
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by EatingMyVeggies
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
I agree. My great uncle is 60. His wife is 51, their DS will be 10 next month. He is very loved and they give him a wonderful life. I know of plenty of people who had kids in their 20's & 30's who plain suck at parenting.
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
I think it's gross when it's a guy too
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by EatingMyVeggies
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
I just don't know why you'd actually WANT a kid at age 65!!!! By the time I'm that age I hope to be relaxing, enjoying a cocktail, and worrying about myself............I defintely wouldn't want to be chasing after a toddler at that point in my life. That's tiring now and I am only 40! 
I guess when you have all the money in the world though it doesn't really matter what age you are, it's not like he's actually going to be taking care of and raising this kid.........that's what his girlfriend and nannies are for. 
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
We all know that Biologically men can father children at any age and women cant. But we all know that biology doesnt mean anything in this day and age with medical technology. I think in Pauls case its been done for 10s of thousands of years.
In the case of the 65 yo woman and quadruplets not so much....
We can all judge at some point of what is ethical and what is not..
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by EatingMyVeggies
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
I agree. My great uncle is 60. His wife is 51, their DS will be 10 next month. He is very loved and they give him a wonderful life. I know of plenty of people who had kids in their 20's & 30's who plain suck at parenting.
To be fair, your great uncle had his DS at 50. That is VERY different from 65. Yes people could die at any age, but the percentage goes way up at a certain age. I think it is sad to think that by the time his kid is 10 Billy Joel will already be 75. I think of my kids and what my DH can do with them, and in all likelihood, Billy Joel will not be able to do the same with his kids simply because of his age.
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
I just can't believe that someone would want to sleep with him. 
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by EatingMyVeggies
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
Great points, thank you for sharing.
My best friend and Godparent to my son is the product of a relationship where his father was much older and his mother younger... I believe their age difference was about 20-25 years.
His father and mother were wonderful people and he never felt cheated. He is an amazing person because of how they raised him.
Sadly, BOTH parents passed away when my best friend was a teenager... the father, who was older, passed away from a heart attack that was a result of a blockage that could have been sustained at ANY age. His mother, passed away, much younger than the father, about a year after the father died -- she died from cancer. Again, that could strike at any age.
But for the time that they were here, and raised my best friend, they did one heck of a job. He is one of the best people I know.
Being that my brother came within an inch of his life at only 30 - I realize that people can pass at any age, at any time. You can't stop living your life and you can't worry about the "what if's?" because you never know. Someone could live to be 100 and another young and seemingly healthy person could get killed tomorrow.
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by EatingMyVeggies
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
THIS should be an "aha" moment for anyone quick to judge. Very well said and certainly your experience as a child with older parents could not be clearer. You grew up happy and loved. Tis ALL that matters!
What a prime example of "Never judge unless you've walked in someone else's shoes." Should be an eye opener. Sorry I screwed up somehow on this response!
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
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THIS should be an "aha" moment for anyone quick to judge. Very well said and certainly your experience as a child with older parents could not be clearer. You grew up happy and loved. Tis ALL that matters!
What a prime example of "Never judge unless you've walked in someone else's shoes." Should be an eye opener. Sorry I screwed up somehow on this response!
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sometimesmommy
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Thanks for sharing the other side which I think is great. But there's also the other side as well. The thing about opinions is that we each can have our own based on our own experience and observations.
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by sometimesmommy
Thanks for sharing the other side which I think is great. But there's also the other side as well. The thing about opinions is that we each can have our own based on our own experience and observations.
Absolutely...having the brain to form opinions is what makes us human afterall. Truth be told, having babies at 60 as most women would agree would not be my choice for all the age related reasons. However, Eating Veggies post gave me an entirely new perspective on how things that may not be for me work out beautifully. I don't think I am the only one either as this was one of those threads that could disintergrate quickly but didn't at all. I think that there is such a fine line sometimes between opinions and judgement. The older I get, the more I understand that my opinions are just that..not right, not wrong. And when I hear (or in this case read) of situations that work out for others regardless of what I think, it gives me pause to see another side. Everyone has their own truth. "Live and let live" becomes more clear as time moves on.
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
oops double post
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Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
while Im not 65 I am an older lady still trying to have a baby. It use to cause me great concern and I would question how mean or selfish was I being if I had a baby past 39/40. I still worry if I had a baby is it fair, will the child hate me for being the older mom at the PTA meetings, will he/she feel embarrassed. But kids of younger moms will also find things to hate/ feel embarrassed about. friends bring up the fact I had cancer and what if it comes back and I die. I thought about that as well. A 30 years mom can develop breast cancer and leave her 3 children due to death. I know it would be Very hard having a baby at this time in my life but I now know (and it took me a long time) that I would make an amazing mom. IF that child has me for 25 years and I make it the best 25 years ever, and teach them what meaningful relationship are all about they can live a long happy fulfilled life when I die.
I would not have a child at 65 and I am giving myself only until my next birthday, after that it will be furry kids for life
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Re: Speaking of 65 year olds having kids....
Posted by EatingMyVeggies
I really think people are ignorant in a way. I don't know. I have an older parent (could be my grandparent) and I don't feel cheated or that it was selfish (not directed at pp, just in general).
I rather have an involved and loving parent than some asshole parent who was of an age everyone deems acceptable. people love to judge parenting and things like this - I'm glad I have parents who didn't have their heads in their phones all day long like I see so many wonderful "age appropriate" parents these days.
Ask any kid who has older parents - you won't find many who feels it was selfish, if they had love and good parents.
Jmo and my take on it.
My dad was 34 yo when he died. I was 6. There are no guarantees.
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