Old Hollywood Dads

Old Dads: Men Raising Kids Late in Life

May 28, 2009

Old Hollywood Dads

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the oldest of them all? Women wishing to have biological children may be in a race against time as their reproductive clocks ticktock. Men, on the other hand, fare better in the waiting game and many can reproduce into their senior years. Mel Gibson will be joining an elite group of older gents who have fathered children with more gray hair than most of their counterparts. Check out some of the other notable old daddies who are bringing up babe late in the game.
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4 years

I wouldn't call an "old" dad selfish. It's not really a problem for society. In many cultures, men marry late and have children late. From the patriarchs in the O.T to todays "late marriages" (for women and men) and RE marriages. Having a child is ALWAYS selfish, even at 20... that is until they're actually born... then all the love even a 60 yr old father can give is anything BUT selfish. On the other hand I just read a study: a link between a fathers age and certain mental diseases has been observed. Older men (above 40) having children have increased immensely these past 20 yrs and so has schizophrenia, autism and other mental conditions. There are more cases of the two conditions in children with fathers over 40 (at the moment of their conception).

anniepemas 4 years

There are many offspring of older dad who suffer genetic disorders due to the paternal age effect. Paternal age effect From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The paternal age effect describes the influence that a father's age has on the chances of conferring a genetic defect to his offspring. Generally, older men have a greater probability of fathering children with a genetic defect than younger men do. This is seen as likely due to genetic copying errors which may increase in number after repeated spermatogenesis cycles over a man's lifetime. [edit] Disorders correlated with paternal age Achondroplasia (dwarfism); craniofacial disorders such as Apert syndrome and Crouzon Syndrome; mental retardation of unknown etiologies; autism; bipolar disorder; and 25% of schizophrenia cases are correlated with advanced paternal age. 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