Saturday, October 14, 2006

OK, Adoption Experts...

What do you think of this story?
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2 comments:

T and T Livesay said...

I don't know if I am the expert that you are looking for ... but whenever I see celebrities adopting I think "get off my side" --- maybe I should be happy that they might make adoption seem glamourous or in vouge or something -- but instead I am annoyed because I question their motives (which is very judgemental of me)and I generally dislike celebrities ---- the end of the article was the part that has m thinking ... the undermining of African families to keep kids with their family of origin. Hummmm, I think that is a great idea, and best if they can be fed and cared for ... thinking more on it.

1:33 PM
Ruth said...

You're definitely one of the experts I was hoping to hear from. :-)

I agree with you that it is hard to see a celebrity just waltz in and get a child while ordinary people have to work on paperwork, etc, for years sometimes.

On the other hand, I also wonder about the motives of people who are saying, no, these children should stay where they belong. Sure, if, as you say, they are being taken care of. But if they aren't, and if someone elsewhere can offer them a better life, what is wrong with that? What the advocate said is true, that this is a limited contribution to the problems of the country. It would be better to just fix everything. But at least for that child things can be better. (Being with a loving family, not necessarily the family of a celebrity.) If there are people within the country who wish to adopt, great! But if not, why not let foreigners do so?

4:01 PM

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