
This isn't the first time the rumor that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt want to adopt again is making the rounds since the birth of the twins. This time they are considering taking in a child from either Namibia or a Latin American country.
They are also looking into "one of the more impoverished countries in Latin America, possible Bolivia or Paraguay. The focus on South America comes from Jolie's interest in drawing attention to the large number of desperately needy orphaned children in that region."
If they do adopt again, this would be child number 7. In this day and age we are all so shocked by such a huge family...but then again, looking back to the age of our grandparents many people had 5 or more children. It was much more common than now. Besides, just look at the Duggars with their 18 kids. Maybe the Jolie-Pitt family is aiming to break their record. :P
holy moly bananaman! what the heck is going on here? what movie is he filming? that outfit made me giggle and not be able to even concentrate on the article.
BrowserSep 30, 2008 @ 03:13 pm
While I always liked Angelina in the past I am sick of her now. Something tells me she uses children adoptions to stay afloat in Star and other yellow press. Plus those charities of hers where she whisks her money for photos (14,000,000) tax free and casually informs everyone that it goes to charity are such a clever plot. She has not given away much of this money and must really think people are idiots. I do not care that she made this money, I care that she wants to show she is all good and caring when all she does is getting this money tax free.
thanks for pointing that out. give the adoption thing a rest...at least for awhile!
I am getting sick of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. First the move to France for the twins, now off to Berlin to try to save their relationship. Already they are not coping with the kids so why on earth would they want more? In my view this can only be for two reasons, either they think along the lines of "The more kids we have, the harder it will be to split up or they are trying to impress". What about their kids??? I don't want to hear about Angelina's mood swings or Brad running away when she is moody. Why not leave their mark in the same way Oprah did and build a school in South Africa or health care facility or build a home for orphans. I am a South African living in a country where 1000s of children are left orphaned as a reault of their parents dying of Aids. Children need stability and I am afraid the Brangelina kids are just not getting that.
we are not in our grandparent's age. It is OK to have 1 or 2 children to replace us. I see no need to be contributing to overpopulation of this earth and usage of its resources. People in poor contries not only should be given out soups for pennies a day, but taught how to use birth control. Otherwise they will always wait for a bowl of soup and panhandle. I know it sounds crude, but nature has its way of controlling population that is growing out of proportion. It is not my view it is basic science of virology and lack of culture and simple education in those countries. I doubt that Trangelina's adoptions make any real dent in the poverty of those countries, but most certainly bring her more money during photoshoots.
I agree. Give them birth control instead of rice for now. I wonder why they've never thought to fix these baby making machines in the third world countries.
wait a second - is that a new tattoo on his forearm???? (and that outfit was for a new japanese commercial)
thank you Shannon! i would have never known
BrowserSep 30, 2008 @ 03:23 pm
wooooooo - i have as many as you do in your picture... would love a slightly tatted up brad!
all of the ones he seems to have can be easily covered in makeup. I cannot lie, i do love a heavily tattooed piece of man meat. Im not being a female chauvenist (sp?) though...i swear!
BrowserSep 30, 2008 @ 05:02 pm
To the third commenter down - a lot of people in Latin America don't use birth control because of their religion, which forbids it.
BrowserSep 30, 2008 @ 03:27 pm
well, they really should. I suppose it is OK for those children to be hungry destitute and diseased?
and it goes for all these nasty asian, middle eastern, african countries as well.
I would think it's time to get a new religion
I think it's great that they want to call attention to the orphans who need homes, but SERIOUSLY! To have so many small children in such a short time can't be good for the kids! And the comparison to our grandparents' generation is stupid. That generation of kids is called the "baby boom" and many of the complications that face our economy are built around the "baby boomers" (such as the rise in health clubs because the baby boomers hit middle age or the expected wipe out of social security when the baby boomers all retire). Brangelina need to focus on not screwing up the 6 they already have! It's just sick what they're doing now!
So...let me make sure I get what you're saying...one of the complications of our economy is the rise in health clubs so baby boomers can work out???!!! honey, you need to go back to school or at least read a newspaper, seriously!
I understood what the poster meant, she just did not say it the right way.
Again I say, I cannot WAIT for these kids to write their tell all books lol What a zoo it must be living in their world with not only so many children but with them moving so often and just having the wealth they do.
Semi ObsessedSep 30, 2008 @ 04:17 pm
can we say: JOAN CRAWFORD?????????????????????????????????
It seems like a form of escapism. Notice how they always move around. Buy homes here and there. Constantly travel and make babies or adopt babies? Real parents focus on a stable environment for their children, which means they stay put and enable the children to form relationships and develop an understanding of what a community is, and how they are a part of it. I think the kids they are raising will grow up with a form of entitlement ingrained into their psyche. Honestly, being a real parent is a thankless job. I'd like to see how they are when they have a household of teenagers to supervise. Call the nannies anyone?
BrowserSep 30, 2008 @ 04:30 pm
I think they will probably adopt another one in the future. I just doubt they are seriously thinking about it so soon after the birth of their twins.
Semi ObsessedSep 30, 2008 @ 04:31 pm
My concern is Angie has not been seen (to my knowledge) since the twins were born and rumors regarding postpartum depression have been floating around. I really think the woman needs to give herself a break. That said, I agree with Jan that moving the kids around so much is not good for them. They need continuity and a new school every 6 weeks is not continuity.
Occasional VisitorSep 30, 2008 @ 04:32 pm
i have heard those rumors too; i have also heard rumors about them breaking up. but, i doubt that they will be breaking up or that she has PPD. angie has a new movie that is about to come out. i think she is just building momentum(for a lack of words) and trying to keep ppl guessing. around the time her movie debut, we will see angie out and about with the kids and brad. just watch and see.
Occasional VisitorSep 30, 2008 @ 05:15 pm
Shouldn't they slow down a bit? It's kind of depressing that they can pick and choose when and where they want to adopt a child from, while other people who want to adopt can't afford to. Maybe, instead of adopting another child they can help other people adopt kids, just a thought.
BrowserSep 30, 2008 @ 04:46 pm
Hey Anonymous @ 3:56, just stating a fact. "The rich get richer and the poor have babies."
BrowserSep 30, 2008 @ 04:51 pm
I always find it so funny how people take it upon themselves to judge the way others chose to make and raise their families. Angie and Brad can have as many kids as they choose...Why? because it is their life. I wonder how many people posting would allow anyone to voice an opinion on your family choices. Angelina has been involved in the UNHCR for over 7 years. This is a long time to "fake" it. Brad started his charity work long before meeting Angie. Why do we hear about their every move..as it relates to their contribution? The media prints it. They don't have to say anything at all. I have several friends who are not rich who have adopted children. The comment about being rich and getting children is ridiculous. More people who are not rich adopt more. For those of you worrying about Brad and Angie's children, Question ...how many children have you opened your home to. It does not have to be adoption, what about Foster Care. They both have said they wanted a large family. This is a decision made by two people on the same page. THIS is what they want. They seem to love their children, and they seem from what we can see on the outside looking in, healthy, happy and well behaved. It is not my business how someone else lives their live...MY thoughts... It is none of yours either.
I completely agree. Why are all these people putting so much effort and energy into people you don't even personally know? Its their life...leave them alone.
They are so rich they just BUY CHILDREN! maybe most normal people would like to adopt or do foster care but can not afford it! its sad that there is people out there is desperatley want children or a family and cant have kids, and they cant adopt because they dont have that kind of money!
you want to know what is so interesting? that ppl, like yourself, can say, "how can other ppl hate them when they don't know them?" well, how in the hell can you love them so damn much when YOU don't even know them? my point is this: ppl always seems to be on one side or the other. it makes little to no sense to knock other's opinions just because YOU don't agree with them. before brad hooked up with angie, he was just like every other celebrity: donated money, but no time. he is well-know for morphing into the women he dates. so is it any surprise that he keeps getting more and more tats and jet set from one torn, poor country to the next? no. how do you know that all this charity work is not for show? you don't know; nobody knows because we don't know these ppl personally. all we know is what is put in front of us and all we can do is form an opinion on it.
We have been recently reading that she is depressed and has post partum/blah blah/unhappy that Brad can still go here and there. If that were true, or even partially true at all, it would not be smart or make sense to adopt another. It might get overwhelming to the kids to keep adding that fast too.
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