Regardless of the ethics about bringing a child into an overpopulated world when you cannot remember how many you already have, I would like to congratulate an Indian man who has become the world’s oldest dad at 90 – and wants more babies!
Nanu Ram Jogi, a farmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan, estimates that his latest daughter Girija Rajkumari is his 21st child. He has had four wives and boasts that women love him:
“I want to have more children. I can survive another few decades and want to have children till I am 100. Then maybe it will be time to stop.�
His secret is not Viagra, but eating meat he hunts from nearby forests.
“Lots of food is my secret to staying healthy. I will survive another few decades to take care of these kids!â€?
And talk about keeping it in the family. Girija’s mum is fourth wife, Saburi, who he married in 1997 when he was 80. Saburi, who is 50, has given him seven children, and was previously married to his eldest son, Shiv Lal, who died ten years ago.
I’m sure Girija will benefit greatly from her siblings and extended family, and I guess most pensionable men will envy her father’s sexual stamina. If he is still hunting at 90, he is obviously very fit and active and providing food for his family.
But he still has a record to beat as the world’s oldest known father was an Australian called Les Colley, who was 92 when his ninth child was born. He died in 1998, just before his 100th birthday.
Well guys, how would you feel about being a father at 90, or 80, 70 or even 60?
Don’t know what the guys think but i think its disgusting any male or female wanting to have babies over the age of 45ish needs there head testing
This man has certainly broken the mould, and he genuinely seems to take delight in his latest paternity. I guess there are all sorts of complex reasons why people choose parenthood at an age when they are due to retire. What makes this story extraordinary is that there was no medical or scientific intervention, it was a totally natural conception – that in itself seems a miracle, hence my story.
Well, you have to admire his confidence! As for the guys, they’d all love the idea – makes them think they’re virile, you see – look at Brian in “The Archers”!
I would love to be a father and I deeply regret not having had children. On the other hand, at 64, I do not want to start now, Adele.
Not here.
What would social services do about it?
Matt
Is he going to get up in the middle of the night and attend to the baby?
I’ve got to get that old first!
I rather doubt that will happen.
Ha! I laugh only because my Mother asked me what “those girls” see in Playboy Magazine Publisher Hugh Hefner, age 80. He calls Viagra the drug of the new millenium. I tried to explain to my Mother that “the girls” were not after Hugh’s looks. 🙂
This is insane. Why would you want to have a child now when you might not be around long enough for the child to actually get to know you?
I doubt he’d want them at 90 if it meant him giving birth.yhuu
‘yhuu’ was typed by my cat BTW. He just hates me doing anything other than stroking him.
I don’t agree with older people having babies. I don’t doubt their ability to love and care, but their age alone will put the child in a fatherless/motherless position in a few years.
Long term loving is my preference but I appreciate in some cultures, and perhaps his, his role will be assumed by another senior man in the culture.
I don’t think it’s any easy issue – i’m sure he’s a loving father but that won’t help if he doesn’t have enough years left to give the child.
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