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18th Jan 2023

73-year-old David Foster gets honest about raising a toddler

Kat O'Connor

“I can offer him wisdom”

73-year-old David Foster has opened up about being a father to a toddler.

Foster came under immense backlash after it was revealed that he would become a dad in his 70s.

However, the actor has addressed the controversy.

He stressed that he may not be around for a lot of his son Rennie’s life, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be a good father.

He told People that raising a toddler at his age takes a lot of patience.

“I had all daughters until my son and I love all my daughters immeasurably, but having a son is a little bit different.”

“At this point in my life, it’s different again. Not better or worse, just different. I still work, I’m still gone a lot, but maybe the time is a little more precious to me because I got more runway behind me than I have ahead of me now.”

The dad added, “I think that I can offer one thing to Rennie even though I won’t be around when he’s 50 or 40 even, or 30 maybe.”

“I think I can offer him wisdom from my 72 years on the planet. And maybe that’s not a bad trade-off. I hope so.”

Foster is also a father to five daughters.