[joskids]

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it appears I beat all of you. I am 57, my husband is 48. We have 4 adopted children, ages 2 thru 10 and I have 4 bio children, ages 24 thru 34. SO, do I get the same comments about "I don't know how you do it. I could NEVER do what you are doing", etc.? Absolutely! I don't expect others to understand what I do. It doesn't matter to me if someone else "understands" it. I've pretty much always lived my life this way and it works well for me. I didn't worry what others thought when I married an AA man either. As for putting us on some kind of pedestal for adopting at our ages . . . I hate that part of it also. These are OUR CHILDREN. We both have a lot of energy at our ages. My Italian grandmother raised 10 children with very little assistance from her husband. My 82 year old mother is a bundle of energy and never stops. My 82 year old father still golfs and sails. It must be in our blood but whatever the reason, you just can't be worried about what anyone else thinks. This is your life, live it. If you have the energy to adopt a young child in your 50's, then do it. It would be a shame for you not to live your dream because of what someone else thought. Linny, you have such a way with words. I just LOVE reading your posts. Just in case you didn't know it, you're #1 on my pedestal!!!!