# Elon Musk's father, 76, announces 2nd child WITH HIS STEPDAUGHTER **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 14, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974 "2022-07-14T22:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/21 "2022-07-17T03:22:06Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > He said, “Our only purpose on earth is to reproduce.” No wonder his son is so strange, family-wise. Elon used essentially the same line a few days before to defend knocking up one of his executives. Wonder which Musk was cribbing who. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/22 "2022-07-17T10:58:19Z")
Timing. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/23 "2022-07-17T11:13:49Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Elon used essentially the same line a few days before to defend knocking up one of his executives. Wonder which Musk was cribbing who. With all his money, I wonder if Elon can afford some self-awareness? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/24 "2022-07-17T15:16:16Z")
Apple. Tree. Something, something far ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/25 "2022-07-17T19:05:37Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I wonder if Elon can afford some self-awareness? The way these things seem to work, having money allows you to _avoid_ having any self-awareness. Self-critique is for plebs and peons. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/26 "2022-07-18T01:52:04Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > He said, “Our only purpose on earth is to reproduce.” Someone needs to raise the infant offspring; there’s a good chance he won’t be around for a large part of that. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/27 "2022-07-18T02:03:01Z")
And that’s one reason why most women lose their ability to reproduce with decades of life to spare. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974/28 "2022-07-18T17:38:30Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > That there is one strange family. It’s relative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974.md?page=1)