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Question of the Day | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Madonna turns 50 years old August 16th. What advice do you have for her on her 50th birthday?

© AP
Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Whoopi Goldberg Can't Compete

Why would she listen to me? She’s got the kabbalah.

Mary Wells

Mary Wells | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Mary Wells: Not That She Needs It

I don’t think she takes advice or needs it but maybe it’s time for her to class up her style just a little bit and wash her hair more often.

Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Joan Ganz Cooney Thinks It's Time

If I were advising her, I’d suggest she retire.

Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Liz Smith Knows Madonna Is Fine Without Us

Hmmm. Well, I know Madonna a little bit and I’d say, "Madonna, darling. Relax! It’s only a number."

Believe me, kids, Madonna wouldn’t take any advice we had to give. And she is doing just fine marching along to her own drummer. The idea that she is worrying about what the world thinks of her is just ridiculous.

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30 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

No Way-No How -No McCain
Jeanette….very funny!
By No Way-No How -No McCain on 08/14/2008 1:31 pm
Wendy Aron
I’d tell her to live a little. She’s led too sedate a life. And, oh yes, learn how the game of baseball is played. Wendy Aron, author
By Wendy Aron on 08/14/2008 11:44 am
J B
Congratulations Madonna! Talent exceeds everything, even getting older,and you have so much of it.
By J B on 08/14/2008 11:54 am
G T
Happy Birthday Madonna. You are 50. Put your clothes on, stay home and be with your children who need their mother and read more Kabbalah.. We wish you well.. There is a time and a season to all things. You have arrived at a new time and a new season..God Bless.
By G T on 08/14/2008 12:26 pm
Chips AHoey
Have a big party and continue to ignore your naysayers……but please no surgery, okay, please? emulate Barbara Streisand on this one…
By Chips AHoey on 08/14/2008 12:29 pm
Star Lawrence
I would go with the be sure to have cake idea. Cake! Cake is good. You do things your way and make it work—I salute you! (Yes, you may have a shaky guy there—who hasn’t done that?)
By Star Lawrence on 08/14/2008 1:18 pm
Trish Vernazza
I turned 50 this year and said, “Let them Eat Cake!” Celebrate, invite me to Madonna’s party and I will be there! You go girl and keep making us look at our selves!
By Trish Vernazza on 08/14/2008 1:44 pm
Asito Afolabi
According to another over the top leonine, creative genius Sharon Esther Lampert at http://www.worldfamouspoems.com, “I am holding my own with the best of them” and so is Madonna.
By Asito Afolabi on 08/14/2008 2:13 pm
lisbeth kramer
WOW! For all those who see her as disconnected from fabulous Fifty, I see her as assisting the connect to how fabulous women are. And why do we all have to “fit” a particular perception of what 50 or 60 or 30 is. For me, she should indeed embrace her next decade and do so by breaking through OLD perceptions of what 50 should/or should not be. You go girl! How many she inspired…….and still re-inventing……why should that stop? lisbeth
By lisbeth kramer on 08/14/2008 2:41 pm
Becky R
She’s going to be 50? My advice……enjoy your kids and enjoy your life. If you look younger than 50…….without makeup that is………enjoy it while you can!
By Becky R on 08/14/2008 2:59 pm
Dona Howlett
Who am I to offer advice to Madonna……….. She’s done a great job of creating the life she wishes to live. HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY MADONNA I wish you another 50 just as great!
By Dona Howlett on 08/14/2008 4:38 pm
kat
happy b day, madonna. you look great. i wouldnt offer any advice. looks like she followed her own star and had done well so far. if it aint broken dont fix it.
By kat on 08/14/2008 8:59 pm
Maryann Lowry
Happy Birthday, Madonna. Be kind to yourself and take the time to really be you and embrace the private authentic real Madonna…..You’ve entertained the world in your own original style. In Act II of your life, take the time to find inner bliss and joy that comes from deep within and living a life aligned with your true purpose. Blessings,
By Maryann Lowry on 08/14/2008 11:40 pm
Micky Mc
Happy Birthday.
By Micky Mc on 08/17/2008 8:21 pm