Remember that song, "Fly Like An Eagle" by the Steve Miller Band? I think it was a hit in the 70's. Maybe 1975 or 1976? I wish I could get a loop of it to play on this post, because, that's how I feel as an older mom. Somehow time slipped into the future.

Hello all, it's me, Dr.G (Ah. Sounds like the beginning of a rap doesn't it? Not!) and I’m the third older mom in the triad. I'm following the lead of my co-bloggers and making my debut along with them this weekend.

I thought I’d start out by sharing my story of how I came to be, first, an older mother... more

Hi everyone, I’m one of the new Older Parent Bloggers here on AdoptionBlogs.com. (There are three of us now to give you our perspective on ‘older’ parent adoption.)

Do I qualify as an older parent? I used to think so, but since I’ve adopted, I’ve met lots of parents older than I, most of them also adoptive parents.

When I first started foster care with the intention of adopting, I thought I was alone in my forties trying this crazy thing called mothering.

In the past years, I have met several new friends who adopted young children when they... more