Stuck in a Furrow
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Mama Jessica
So Jessica Simpson wants to adopt a child. Great. Good for her. I know that when your marriage falls apart, there is a void but I'm not sure that adopting is the way to fill that hole. I don't deny that there are many children who need to be adopted into homes but why does the fact that she has money and/or "famous" status allow her to skip the steps? Likely,she will walk into an adoption agency or country, sign over a cheque, fill in a form and then leave with her young charge in tow. Very Angelina. As for me, average, plain, not rich me, when the times comes for me to be ready to adopt, I will have to fill in paperwork, undergo psychological testing, be reviewed by Child Welfare, fill in more paperwork, have referances up the wazoo, pay a year in wages and then wait. And wait. And wait. And everyday that passes without a phone call saying "congradulations! You're a mommy!" will be torture. The process could take years. And to adopt from a foreign country (like Zahara's native Etiopia) is even more crazy. I know that to adopt from Uganda, prospective parents have to reside and work in the country for a minimun of 1 year before even applying.
Call me crazy but I would like to think that me and my hubby(whoever he is!), who have waited and prayed for a family, would be able to provide an equally if not more stable home than the Angelinas and Jessicas of the world.
I just don't think it is fair...
Call me crazy but I would like to think that me and my hubby(whoever he is!), who have waited and prayed for a family, would be able to provide an equally if not more stable home than the Angelinas and Jessicas of the world.
I just don't think it is fair...
posted by Crystal at 2:21 PM
4 Comments:
I couldn't agree more.
Now if only we could find a way to keep people like Brit Brit and K.Fed from procreating.
It's scary to think that the people in charge of giving away children think money is everything. I agree with you that a non-famous person can give a child a much more normal and stable home even though there may be money trouble from time to time. And why do you have to wait so long? Aren't there lots and lots of babies needing homes?
I don't know much about adoption but it seems to me that it sucks that you have to pay money to adopt a child. Does it affect a child later in life to know that their worth to the family can actually be measured in dollars? I know that it's not true and in probably all but a few weird cases the adoptive parents never even let that thought enter their minds. But what if?
You should apply now for a baby. Start the process now and when you are married and settled in 10 years when you finally get your baby, you'll be ready.
I guess you can only hope that the little Timmy's and Timina's of the world are taken in by foster families who actually care for them. Or by some miracle are adopted into families who don't look at them for what they cost but for the true blessing that they are.
Good point dan...maybe I will look into adopting little Timina (of course, her name will have to be changed. I don't want her getting beat up on the playground).
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