Parenting
Related: About this forumIs it a good idea for men in their 80s to become new fathers?
Recently I have read about Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino becoming fathers while hitting the age of 80 (plus). Experience, money, time may be factors but is it a good idea for the new to be raised by someone who is closer to being a great grandfather? Is this a "fad" for celebrities?

RandySF
(73,004 posts)jimfields33
(19,382 posts)elleng
(139,018 posts)diane in sf
(4,146 posts)yonder
(10,046 posts)The copies can be naturally degraded by age - something like that.
BlueTsunami2018
(4,263 posts)Its unlikely that youll even see the kid graduate grade school. You have to wonder what theyre thinking.
yorkster
(2,912 posts)by which time these poppas would be 92. Yoicks.
tavernier
(13,583 posts)Not.
SunSeeker
(55,313 posts)Rebl2
(15,992 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Scrivener7
(54,964 posts)It's stunningly selfish.
jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)I had a large mature tree in my backyard that engendered and nursed a sapling which, over a few years, replaced it. The sapling grew upward as the parent tree receded and died away. Now there is only a rotting stump alongside a 30' oak. It was/is a profound poetry.
But that was trees. Sheesh!
Doc Sportello
(7,964 posts)And not anyone else's business. Depending on the circumstances it might not be good if the child can't be cared for. I'm sure their children will be well taken care of.