A 62 year old woman has 3 young children, 2 which she had with frozen sperm after her husband died at age 66. Why would she even bother doing that at her age and with no husband??? The oldest is about 6 and the youngest a baby and she leaves all 3 in the car while she runs an errand. The baby cries and the 6 year old kills the baby to quiet it. Mom gets back in the car and continues on even when the boy says there is something wrong with the baby. Here is the story and I just don't get people like this, I really don't. The baby was only 13 days old and she left it in a car in hot Florida with the 6 yr old as babysitter? I don't even know if the baby was in a proper car seat, but the boy apparently had the baby and was Hitting its head agains the car roof, probably didn't take much to kill the 13 day old since their heads are so wobbly at that stage, plus the soft spot. There must be some problems with the 6 yr old also....at that age they are smart enough to know you have to be careful with newborns. https://www.yahoo.com/news/mother-charged-son-beats-newborn-sister-death-103458533.html Am I wrong in thinking this woman should not have had the two younger children considering her age. Is the dr that did it negligent also? Did anybody consider her age and financial status? A single older mother? Don't know if she even had a job but pretty sure she wouldn't have one all the years it takes to raise her children to age 18. She already had one child when her husband died, why have the others? I was 53 when my husband died and it was hard enough, the thought of having one baby then would have been too much let alone having 2 more. I know I couldn't get a job to support them, plus I'm fairly healthy but my back would always be hurting taking care of 3 little ones. Watching my 3 youngest grandsons for a week wears me out and I always tell myself I'll never do it again.
Fancy allowing her to have this procedure - crazy The doctor was certainly negligent - she needed counselling, not another baby The things we hear today, go beyond belief
I wonder how that woman was able to get pregnant at that age. But I'd say it's pretty difficult to raise children when you are already a senior. You need the energy that you once had unless you are rich that you can hire a nanny or nannies to take care of your children. This reminds me of a joke when an 80-year old woman miraculously gave birth. She was visited by friends at her home. And after a short chat, the guests asked the woman if they can see the baby. The woman replied that they have to wait when the baby would cry... so the woman will know where she had left her baby.
I don't get it. Even apart from the obvious negligence, why would anyone want this? I loved raising my son, and I enjoyed many of the foster children that I had with me for short periods of time, and I was even up to raising my nephew fifteen years ago, but no more. While I still like kids in theory, and can tolerate them for short periods of time, the reality is that they annoy me now.
Lol, Ken. I'm really a wonderful grandma and when I spend time with my grandsons, I play hard with them but I wouldn't want my own children at this age....not even if someone gave me a million dollars. @Corie Henson , I know she had her husbands sperm frozen but I don't think the story gave details About the rest of it. With the last baby she was about 61 and I'm sure through menopause. This also must have cost a lot. If she didn't have enough brains to think long term, the dr should have and I think there are even laws or guidelines as to the age limit.
I think she was probably a bit off to start. She was apparently on a reality television show about being 55 and pregnant, and that's how she funded the million dollar home mentioned in that story. I think she probably was grieving the loss of her husband when she made the decisions to subsequently become pregnant, and it was incumbent upon her health care providers to step and and refer her for therapy/refuse the fertility procedures, yet these days, it's politically incorrect to say not to anyone for any reason. Here's a link with more information. I saw this story before yours, which I don't think mentions the reality show, although I only skimmed it, so may have simply missed it. I think it's probably been a difficult life for that 6-year-old, and I agree, he has issues. Although he won't be held legally responsible, that will haunt him for the rest of his life, assuming he has or develops a conscience.
Thanks, that explains some things. The description of the 6 year old tossed the baby around is sickening though. Tragic story and plenty of people to blame for it happening.