73-year-old Adopting Two to Add to Her Family of Twenty
Yahoo posted a story today addressing the nineteenth and twentieth adoptions that Lula Mae Walker is making. She is 73-years-old. The adoptees are twin girls who, at age sixteen, have been bouncing around from foster home to foster home. While reading this article, I was internally warring over this idea. On one hand, Walker is providing a relatively consistant home for these two girls. She is keeping them together as well, which is a huge factor when adopting twins. On the other hand, she is bringing them into an environment in which they probably will not be recieving much attention. Let's face it, a 73-year-old is most likely not going to be around to watch these two teens grow up. And to add on to that, Lula plans on adopting more children once the twins are older What I want to know, is what you think? I thought this was a very interesting topic.
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Well,, yes,, she did good things for those kids,, although,, if she keeps on adopting and adopting chlidren and then she dies (let's face the truth.), would those children get the same care and love they get while she's alive?
I think that it's very sweet of her to do that. Because she is older and has such a large family, I hope that she has a plan to make sure that all of her children are getting the attention and care that they should get. However, I don't think that just because she is older, she cannot raise a family just as well... 20 children is a lot though
If you can't state your opinion to the person who it's about, you shouldn't say it anywere
I'm not sure how I feel about this, but it is probably the only place for these two girls to go. Not many people want to adopt grown children, especially teenagers.
excuse me but we never insulted your grandmother. You are incorrectly assuming things. This website was created to have debates and "Sound off" which is why it's calle Puget Sound Off. We are simply exploring the other side of the argument. We all stated that it is very honorable for a person to do this, we were exploring the other side. So make sure to read the entire comment before "yelling" in all caps at our users. You have the right to disagree, so do we. We never said your grandmother was a horrible person, just that at such an old age, it could be unwise to continue starting a new family. And yes, she may be well now, but that doesn't guarantee her life to the age of 100. We dont wish for her to die, we are simply being realistic.
1ST OF ALL MY GRANDMOTHER HAS BEEN DOING FOSTER CARE WAY B4 MY SISTER AND ME OR ANY OF MY COUSINS WERE BORN..
AND YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO SAY HOW LONG WILL SHE BE AROUND...
SHE WILL BE AROUND FOR A VERY LONG TIME..MY GRANDMOTHER IS WELL ALIVE NO PROBLEMS..
NOT 1 STROKE NOT 1 HEART ATTACK..NO PROBLEMS AT ALL..
SHE DOES THIS OUT THE GOODNESS OF HER HEART..
SO B4 YOU TALK FOUL ABOUT HER AND SAY YOUR AFRAID GET YOUR INFORMATION CORRECT...
P.S. ONCE YOUR ADOPTED THERE IS NO MORE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM FOR YOU..AND FOR THE RECORD I HAVE PARENTS AND AUNTS AND UNCLES WHO TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE ALSO...!!
MY GRANDMOTHER THE 73 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND OBAMA
The purpose of this site is to encourage debate and opinion. Anyone who has ever been involved with debate will tell you: the moment you start to yell, you lose your argument. I respect your opinion and I would love to hear some more of your points, seeing as you are so close to the situation. For instance, the fact that she is in excellent health would definately be a pro. We are also allowed to have our opinions though, so please don't have such a negative reaction. Obviously, many people admire your grandmother, and like others said, you should be proud to know her. I wish you and your family the best of luck.
I think its great that she is doing this, but Im there with Kat, is it the best idea. What if she dies, who will take care of these kids let alone the rest of her children.
There is nothing ethical in that either.
FOR THE RECORD DIES...
DONT YOU EVER SPEAK DEATH OVER MY GRANDMOTHERS LIFE...
Lets all take a deep breath and look at what is being exchanged back and forth.
Thank you for letting us know that the woman being discussed is your grandmother. What a strong, dedicated woman. You are truly blessed to call her your grandma.
Now, I don't believe that anyone is trying to disrespect your grandmother. This site is for talking about issues happening in the community (local, national and global) and this happens to be one of the issues. So, how about you share with us why you think this is okay (considering she's 73) instead of coming down on those sharing their viewpoints. It would be great to hear about why she's strong and all the wonderful stuff she's accomplished in her life. Share vs. attack.
Hmm, that is interesting. On one hand, you have to think if a 73 year old should be raising any new children at all? The fact she keeps the siblings together is very honorable, and I wouldn't worry about the attention because they would probably get a decent amount considering they've been bouncing around from foster home to foster home. And adopting more would be fine if the kids were moved out (since they are already 16) but she's 73!!! Why is she adopting?! How is she adopting?! I mean, there are qualified mothers and single parents and gay couple who aren't allowed to adopt, but a 73 year old woman with a family of 20 (soon to be more) can?! It's not a question of whether she is a good parent at that age, it's how long she will be around. Will she live to see each child she adopts out of the house and living responsibly with careers of their own? What happens to them if not? Back into the failing foster care system they go?
There is no logic left in the world I'm afraid.