How does a unique mother live who gave birth to twins in 57 years
'09.12.2017'
Source: Patch
Now she is 70, and her children are 13 years old. Aleta St. James became the first woman in US history to give birth to twins at such a mature age as 57 years. Edition Patch decided to find out how an American woman and her teenage children live now.
In 2004, this story spread throughout the American media - a mature woman, the same age as some grandmothers, gave birth, and not just a child, but a whole twins. Aleta smiled happily into the cameras, holding her children in her arms. “Of course, this is crazy, but I'm a little crazy,” a woman joked in 2005, before the first birthday of her children. Now St. James is seventy, and her children no longer need lullabies - if they do not look at their iPhone, then either listen to justin bieber, or play in Minecraft.
Aleta grew up in a large Italian family in Brooklyn. Her grandmother had 13 children, and Aleta's mother was born when her grandmother was 54 of the year. St. James herself always wanted children, but life was such that they all did not exist. For years, 40 Aleta has been engaged in energy healing. In the family, she is considered a self-help guru, a spiritual advisor and an amazing masseuse. But when she was under 50, friends and relatives increasingly asked questions about children. As Aleta says, she did not see herself in the age group to which she belonged and did not follow what others say.
At 53, the woman decided - it's time. And trying to get pregnant took her 3 years. After the high point when she had twins, St. James turned out to be a single mother who had to work hard to feed her children. “Finding kindergarten was like going to Harvard,” she said. And I learned everything in practice, every day.
At 70, St. James is struggling to keep up with his tech-savvy kids. Like most moms, St. James says she's already worried about the pressure kids will be subjected to in high school because they're used to spending a lot of time together. But she is sure that all this will teach them independence and communication. “When they want to separate, I'll be ready, because I also have my own life,” says Aleta.
By the time the children graduate, St. James will be almost 80. But for her it is just a figure. As Aleta herself says, 70 is the new 50. And looking at her, it is impossible to disagree.
