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Ellen, Portia Talk About Having Kids
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi by Jordan Strauss/WireImage.com
Newlyweds Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi aren’t sure about having kids — unless there’s one guarantee involved.
"If they would be as pretty as Brad and Angelina’s kids, we might," DeGeneres told People magazine.
When they aren’t joking about the idea, the couple go back and forth, de Rossi says.
"I don't know if it's our immediate future," says the actress, 35. "It's something we talk about every few months."
"It's something we would never take lightly and just say, 'That would be fun.' It's a lot of work and we recognize that," adds DeGeneres, 50. "In a way, we want to be selfish because we love our life, but we know how much that adds to it."
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Aug 21, 2008 5:06 PM
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If they adopt they should find an agency that won't care if Ellen later decides to give the kid to a friend instead.
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Aug 21, 2008 5:13 PM
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somethingreal81, you are so wrong for that comment 
I'm just waiting for the negative comments in 5, 4, 3, 2...
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Aug 21, 2008 5:58 PM
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well - both of them seem to be really great people - so why not? if they want to, they should go for it.. but they should not wait THAT much longer because Ellen already turned 50 this year ...
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Aug 21, 2008 7:18 PM
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WOW! It would be fun to see what Ellen does on her show with a new baby. But on the other hand, I totally understand wanting to be selfish and have no kids.
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Aug 22, 2008 12:34 AM
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I'm glad to see them acknowledge that it's not a decision to take lightly. So many parents act like kids are an instant ticket to happiness and that anyone who hesitates is alien and selfish. I think the pressure from family and society makes people who should never be parents end up having kids (such as the families my step-sister babysits for - I think she's actually raising these kids, not babysitting them). If only more parents would acknowlege that yeah, it's rewarding, but it's also hard work and requires major life changes and is really not for everyone.
but they should not wait THAT much longer because Ellen already turned 50 this year ...
And I agree with that - I get so angry when I hear about 60-70 year-old men who father a child with their much-younger wife. My parents had me when they were 30, and the idea that at some point I'll be without them is bad enough - I can't imagine being born to much older parents and being deprived of adult years spent with them. The thought always breaks my heart.
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Aug 22, 2008 8:51 AM
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Good grief because Ellen turned 50 this year they have to hurry up??? Men in their 70's are becoming fathers, ie Tony Randall! What is the rush?
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Aug 22, 2008 8:53 AM
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I think the rush might be if they decided to pursue Portia actually having the baby. Many women have more difficulty getting pregnant after 35, which is why it is so widely publicized when they succeed (with assistance) after 40.
Perhaps they could get Brad to donate and then get that beautiful, blonde child they desire.
I wish them a life of happiness together (although I think a lot of guys are still sad that Portia was never really on the market).
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Aug 22, 2008 9:24 AM
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Somethingreal81, that might not have been a nice comment but it was certainly a VERY funny one! Thank you for my morning laugh!
They also don't have to adopt. Portia could give birth, she's still young enough.
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Aug 22, 2008 11:42 AM
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I think that a Portia/Ellen baby would be beautiful and would rank right up there with the Jolie-Pitt kids!
Dianora - I see your comments on these blogs all the time and I just want to say that they are always well-thought out, common sensical (yes, that can be a word!) and sensitive. You never try to be inflammatory so it's a pleasure to see what you have to say.
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Aug 22, 2008 1:45 PM
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I get so angry when I hear about 60-70 year-old men who father a child with their much-younger wife. My parents had me when they were 30, and the idea that at some point I'll be without them is bad enough - I can't imagine being born to much older parents and being deprived of adult years spent with them. The thought always breaks my heart.
How ludicrous. Some people just find the right relationship later in life. Everyone should be thankful for what they have. Any one of us could go at any time. My goddaughter's father was in his 60s when she and her brother were born. People thought he wouldn't see them grow up, but he saw them both graduate college and they are two of the most smart, caring, thoughtful, wonderful people I've ever met. The thought of them not being here over a number is what's heartbreaking.
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Aug 22, 2008 2:18 PM
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tvforever, thanks, I appreciate the compliment. I have to disagree that I never try to be inflammatory, sometimes I feel a little evil when I post.
DblA31, I certainly didn't want to convey that older people shouldn't have kids, or that there's a number that should be a cut-off. But when I think about the idea that right now I could be losing my father to old age if he'd had me when he was in his 60s, it's just too much. I've hardly had any time with him in an adult relationship compared to the time I spent with him when I was a kid or a teenager, and I treasure the idea of him still being here when I'm 50. This year I watched both of my parents, who are in their mid-50s, lose their mothers, and it just struck me among all the sadness that they were so lucky to have more than a half-century with them before losing them.
Sure, people can go at ANY time due to illness or accident, but by having a kid when you're 65 or 70 guarantees you're going to be missing out on a big chunk of time you could have spent together. I wouldn't tell people they're not allowed, or that they shouldn't have kids at an older age - that's not my place at all. But it does strike a nerve in me.
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Aug 22, 2008 4:03 PM
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I'm sure they will both be great parents whenever/however they decide to have children. I think it's wise, as someone else said, that they're not taking such a huge decision lightly... Best of luck to them!
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Aug 22, 2008 5:21 PM
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