{"id":180092,"date":"2017-03-08T11:45:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T15:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=180092"},"modified":"2017-03-08T11:45:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T15:45:38","slug":"dear-bella-i-am-50-and-want-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/dear-bella\/dear-bella-i-am-50-and-want-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"DEAR BELLA: I am 50 and want a child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-55633\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/new-dear-bella.png\" alt=\"Dear Bella\" width=\"225\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/new-dear-bella.png 225w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/new-dear-bella-150x53.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Dear Bella,<\/p>\n<p>I want to have a child. I am 50. I have always been scared of having children because of selfish reasons like they would invade my space and deprive me of a great body and peace and quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Now I am of age -well I feel younger than I am- and I find myself gravitating towards people\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>I am starting to believe that I want children of my own. Is it too late for me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Too late<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\nDear Too late,<\/p>\n<p>You are never too late to accomplish anything you want in this life unless of course if you are no longer above ground.<\/p>\n<p>I think, however, that because of your age you would need to speak to your gynecologist about whether in fact, you are in shape to have a child.<\/p>\n<p>You did not state clearly whether you suffer from any ailments or if you are married divorced or a widow.<\/p>\n<p>What I can tell you, however, is that if you want something you should go after it, once it&#8217;s viably possible.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<br \/>\n<strong>Bella<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a problem? Write to Dear Bella at news@dominicanewsonline.com. Dear Bella is published every Wednesday. All letters are subject to editing and the editor has the right to not publish an article if it does not meet the company\u2019s editorial standards. Also, the advice given is not necessarily expert advice, and is basically an opinion, therefore we accept no liability that result from giving any opinion. As such we encourage you to seek the advice of a professional counselor.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Bella, I want to have a child. I am 50. 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