Jan 21 2009
Adopted Kids Are Not the Latest Hot Accessory
This has bothered me for some time.
I’m as much a sucker for a good Hollywood story as the next gal. I get a kick out of them all…well except for anything about Paris Hilton. She just pisses me off. Have you seen the South Park episode mocking her ? Ha ha ha…that one still makes me laugh.
So as I was getting my gossip on today, I came across this story . Go ahead. Click on it . I’m not really sure I want to quote much of it. It makes me angry…and you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.
As I mentioned before, I actually really like Angelina Jolie. I like that she’s a little odd and doesn’t obsess with conforming. I don’t hold this story against her in any way, and I certainly don’t think any of these so called “insider” quotes can actually be attributed to anyone who has any more access to her than I do.
Matter of fact, right now I really feel sorry for her. I wonder if she saw this article. I think if I were her, this article would upset me more than someone alleging I had just had an affair with CarrotTop.
Adopting kids is not a fad. Being a billionaire multi-platinum performer and trotting off to a Third World country to bring home a little preschool “souvenir” is not cool. These are not designer purses. They are CHILDREN.
It REALLY ticks me off that when you read articles about these people like Angelina who have adopted kids from other countries, it sounds like they’re doing it more for good press and attention, than simply for the joy of expanding their families. I think it really puts adoption in a bad light, and it honks me off even more when the wannabes are running out to contact adoption agencies simply because Brangelina did it.
I ask all you mothers out there…do you really think people like Angelina or Madonna are doing this just for the attention? Do you really think they just thought these kids were cute and said “what the hey, I have an extra bedroom?” Well you know, since Brangelina already have a bunch of nannies, might as well get their money’s worth and add one more to the brood, right? Yeah…right…whatever.
My only complaint…my only criticism to the Brangelina clan…
What’s wrong with adopting a kid from the foster system here? Put some positive spin and good media focus on our own kids in need of loving families. They could use some good press, after the mess last year with the FLDS Church and the shake down at the YFZ Ranch in Texas. Remember all the flack their Department of Child Protective Services got when they couldn’t process all those kids fast enough?
Well, there’s a another rant off my chest. All this hostility I am feeling…sorry for all the venting. It’s good to let your emotions out and not bottle it up, but I promise I’ll have a good story for tomorrow.
