Angelina Files Vietnam Adoption Papers

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sophie Says:

March 2nd, 2007 at 2:29 pm - flag comment
#197 Questions seriously says:

Btw this is to you experts
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so happy to know that we have a title now! now we CAN have a great weekend, as we have been annointed by someone who knows the REAL world with REAL people. Gosh, I can rest easy now. thanks!

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From now on, you will be forever known as Expert Sophie. http://justjared.buzznet.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

well…that attempt to add a smilie didn’t quite work…but I’m sure all the experts out there get what I was trying to do.

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Tijen Says:

My apologizes to you, not just about this site but in general. If not agreeing with ppl in life gets you this upset. I would worry more about your health and how to deal with difference of opinion then what B&A are doing.

QUESTION SERIOUSLY- IT’S TIME FOR MEDS- IT’S THEIR LIVES AND NOT YOURS OR WILBUR NOTHING YOU SAY OR WILL CHANGE THAT NOW GO ATTEND TO YOUR 1.5 LITTLE CHILD AND WILBUR - DOESN’T YOUR CHILD, MY BAD, YOUR HUSBAND NEED YOU TO FIX DINNER.

I think we all saw this adoption coming, so it’s not a surprise. Congratulations to them. It’s a very fortunate child that ends up in their home.

Careful Lola#1, Questions serioulsy is just that - incapable - which is why she’ll think you’re bashing her instead of just making a statement.

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sophie Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 2:56 pm - flag comment
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Thanks for the heads up sophie. If Questions seriously actually believes what he/she wrote, then my statement stands.

BREAKING NEWS

Jolie joins top political and foreign policy think tank

Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie has reportedly been elected a member of an exclusive American foreign policy think tank.

The UN goodwill ambassador will join US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former secretary Henry Kissinger, and top economist Alan Greenspan in the ranks of the influential Council of Foreign Relations, according to the New York Post.

The Manhattan-based group’s membership accepted Jolie’s nomination on Friday night, the newspaper said.

The CFR demands no academic credentials from the select few it lets in but does look for people who take part in world affairs.

Jolie, 31, has made dozens of trips around the world to campaign for refugees, Aids orphans and disaster victims.

Current member Dr Gordon Adams, an international affairs professor, was all in favour of the unusually glamorous new member.

“Bring her on,” he told the Post. “The idea of having Henry Kissinger and Angelina Jolie in the same organisation is dazzling.”

Carol Adelman, a former head of US foreign aid programmes, added: “It’s not like Paris Hilton is being nominated.”

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/north-america/article2303533.ece

Theirs will be a fun, noisy, loving household. People raise large households all the time. My father comes from a family with 8 children. It takes teamwork, love and money and they have demostrated that they have all three.

They are going to have so much chaotic fun.

Re: #128 chris Says: March 2nd, 2007 at 12:31 pm “…I mean my oldest is turning 16 this month and with the new challenges that arrive with him…I truly wonder if they stop and think about the future.”
You have missed the whole point of AJ adopting…Maddox, Zahara and the child they plan on introducing into their family now have a much greater future than they would have if left without parents in an orphanage in a third world country, without the ability to have opportunities this couple can afford to provide these children eg an education, guaranteed food and shoes. These are major concerns for people in these countries. Why are you people being so short-sighted…is it because you have never had to do without shoes, never forced to walk everyday in dirt with the possibility of incurring an infectious disease from burrowing worms, take going to elementary school for granted because you don’t have to pay for it. For this family it has never been about “me, me, me”. Your linear thinking is selfish, narrow minded and your critical, judgmental attitudes are self serving only you…do not transpose your self righteousness into thinking that children from a large family, especially this family, are not loved or do not have equal opportunities within their family. Just because you may be leary of raising your children in a probable middle class environment does not mean the Jolie-Pitt family has the same concerns. This family is definitely not middle-class mentality nor financially and they most likely have better skills or access to professional guidance than you or the average parent has in coping with children from birth through difficult teen/adult years. If you have problems or concerns with your children, that is your problem but it doesn’t mean others, famous or not, will make the same mistake or encounter the same concerns. All of you who have concerns about this adoption, why??? It is not appropriate for you to judge or criticize without basis especially about something in the future that may or may not happen to a family you know little about, worry about and pay more quality attention to your own families and lives before you make comments about someone elses.

Let’s not forget 11/2/06 how Jennifer Aniston mis-used taxpayers’ money

TMZ staffer spotted America’s sweetheart, making her one of America’s most guarded celebrities.

The star of “The Break-up” flew in from a London visit with Vince Vaughn, and was whisked through the terminal by a phalanx of at least ten officers on bikes and foot–a bit excessive? Our guy reports that the scene looked like an in-progress bomb threat with all the cops and police cars surrounding the building.

What makes the ordeal a little peculiar is that she could have avoided all the chaos by going out the back way like other big names do all the time…

but then there’d be no cop photo op!

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Lola Says:
February 23rd, 2007 at 3:56 pm

Hello everyone! Been out of commission for a couple of days so it’s nice to drop in and chat with you all once again.

Like most people here, I will wait to celebrate until the adoption story is confirmed by a reliable source. However, if it’s true, it would be wonderful news particularly if the next child is a boy about Mad’s age.

For those people that keep criticizing Brad and Angie (or Angie in particular) about adding new members to their family, quit hating and most of all, quit projecting. Your criticisms are all very similar: too soon, the kids won’t get enough individual attention/care, it will be too crazy in that household etc.

For the “too soon” camp, people above have already pointed out that B&A want to raise their family all at once while they (B&A) are young enough to have the energy to run around and play with the kids. It’s a rational way of wanting to raise kids since you get the raising part done all at once instead of having to drag it out over decades (someone pointed out that caring for an infant all over again after you’ve raised your kids to be teens or adults will be a difficult adjustment). Additionally, it’s good to have/adopt kids like B&A have done since the kids will be close in age and can more effectively bond with and relate to each other. I have siblings that are 10 years older than I am and because of this age gap, I only got truly close to my sister who was closest to my age (5 years older) because my other siblings have always seemed too much of an adult for me to relate to them while I was growing up. I think the age gaps between MZS so far are pretty good since they won’t ever be so far apart in age that they can’t relate to each other. Any additions to the brood in the near future will reap the same benefit.

For the “kids won’t get enough individual attention/care” camp, you seem to be missing the point that B&A are not “ordinary parents” in terms of the help and resources at their disposal. The 2.5 kids per family norm these days is a relatively modern development and at least in America (and perhaps other western countries), it’s a result of the 2 income household reality for most families since more kids amount to more expenses and more demands on your time. A lot of couples feel that 2-3 kids is what is manageable because most couples nowadays both work so they have to juggle getting kids dressed and ready to go to school/daycare/nanny, going to work, picking up the kids afterwards, cooking dinner, helping kids with homework/spending time with them and then getting them ready for bed, cleaning up the house everyday. This doesn’t apply to B&A because even when they work, they make sure one of them stays with the kids. It’s also fairly common knowledge that the net worth of these two individuals alone can support 2 dozen kids and combined, they can probably adopt a small village. Additionally, these two don’t need to juggle child care with cleaning the house, yard work, cooking meals, etc. and to top it off, they can have live-in nannies to help usher kids to the bath, get them ready for trips, etc. Suffice it say that the number of children that B&A can handle is greater than that of an “ordinary” family. So for the critics, just because the number of kids you can handle is less than what B&A can handle doesn’t mean they’re less capable parents than you. My mother and both my grandparents came from families with 9-12 kids and they all turned out fine since they were raised during simpler times and had the luxury of having one parent at home at all times (and they didn’t even have maids/cooks/nannies). So stop harping on the number of kids B&A have and want to have—they can easily raise the soccer team they want with the resources they have.

For the “crazy household” camp, sure there will be commotion at a household with a lot of kids but a parents with maids and helpers can easily handle that. Lots of kids in a household means more friends and playmates for the kids. Having a huge family makes for great childhood memories. Some people seems to think family is all about parents and child only but the truth is, family is just as much about the relationships children develop with their siblings—to one child one sibling may be the pest, one sibling may be the protector, one sibling the confidant, etc. A big family doesn’t just mean a crazy household—often times, it also means a stronger support system and stronger sense of belonging.

So please, enough of the criticisms of B&A expanding their family!