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So Bill O’Reilley did indeed ask the question, “Is Angelina Jolie addicted to adopting children?” on his show last night. What is interesting though is that there were two psychologists who came on and said that yes she might be (and naturally they brought up her past, because of course no one has a past, no one has ever changed themselves), but Bill O’Reilley was the one who was defending Angelina, saying that it’s intrusive and we don’t know her, and it’s not fair to judge her adoption reasons based on her past and on tabloid headlines.
Considering I’m not a Bill O’Reilley fan in any way, I was impressed with him.
I have a clip that I made for you to see it – it’s pretty short and I cut it where I did because then they stopped talking about Angelina and moved on to asking the psychologists about the current New York governor scandal. There wasn’t really much said at all, to be honest, but I thought fans would be interested just because of the way he stands up for her choices.
Personally, I think that it’s an insult to anyone who has more than two children who are relatively close in age. How is it that you can decide someone is filling a void without personally doing counselling with them? Some people like to have their children close in age – regardless of how many there are – so that they will grow up together and relate to each other. My sister and I have over five years between us and it wasn’t until we were adults that we got along. My kids have less than three years between them and I hope that helps them to be a little closer at a younger age. No one has asked Brad and Angelina if they’re working on having so many children so quickly because they want them all to enjoy each other, or if maybe they don’t want to wait until they’re both too old to have the energy to keep up with the kids.
Of course a professional psychologist knows more than your average person but I think it’s irresponsible for a professional to attempt to diagnose someone that they’ve never met just because they’re in the public eye.
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Bottom line, no one has the right to judge a person unless they themselves are proven to be doing something good for others. I guess a psychologist means judging the book by the cover. If a person is adopting children and giving them a better life, what is wrong with that picture? They can afford to do so and they’re adopting and having children while they are young instead of waiting till they don’t have the energy to enjoy them. Look at Oprah, she’s doing something for the children and giving money away but they only thing that bothers me is, why does she have to have a camera to show the world, I could understand for example George Clooney showing the world what is going on in Darfur but when you give money or build a school for the kids and have the whole world watch, isn’t this a little fake?
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Hey Girls! Sherry, hope your daughter is better. I am the oldest at 32, my sister is 30, and my brother is 27. My sister and I are not married yet, and we actually live together. To say we are as close as we were growing up is an understatement. I am extremely close to my brother, but I would say now more so than when we were growing up. He and my sister share alot of things that I don’t/can’t with him. So I know that children closer in age do grow up and stay closer. There have been very many people that have commented to us and our parents on how close we are and how when we do things, we do them together-still.
I think all the Jolie-Pitt kids are going to grow up to be thoughtful, respectful, intelligent, well adjusted adults and that is a direct testament to their wonderful parents.
Just my $0.02
Deana
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Just one more thing–
There are TWO parents in that family, but why are they always saying that Angelina is addicted to adoption? Are we really to think that Angie does whatever she wants and Brad goes along with it?? I get the vibe that they are equally strong people that make their decisions together. I hate the way that the media tries to lynch her alone. They aren’t willing to admit that these two people have become wonderful parents-together.
Deana
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Angie has a great hard and is not bad if they say she is adicted to adopt children, it´s worse to be adicted to drugs as Britney or other celebrities. She gets some sense to her life making happier to abandon children.
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I can’t believe those woman were talking about being advocates for children no matter WHO the parent is…. There are plenty of children out there with parents who need to looked after. They are the underpriviledged kids that no one would notice in the first place. Or how about foster care families who take in children just to receive government support checks.
THOSE kids need to be advocated for… NOT MPZS+1
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I really hate the way the American media always has to look for some dirty, sordid, or perverse underside to even the must beautiful, selfless acts. E.g. turning the desire to love and help kids into some sort of a psychological disorder ??!!!! (Still, it seems to always be directed at liberals. Nobody asked whether Mother Theresa had some sort of a messiah complex or whatever, did they? Though she certainly would have fit the bill…) It’s despicable.Good that O’Reilly defended Angelina. I wonder why the media does this? Based on the few interactions I’ve had with some of these circles, it could be because they themselves are pretty cynical and self-serving. So when someone comes along who for the most part isn’t, and who is seriously mobilizing what resources they have to change things for the better, they immediately have to rush to cast doubt on that person’s integrity and credibility. This way, they can feel reassured that everyone in actual fact is cynical, selfish and morally lazy like them.
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I, myself would like to adopt but I have no means of doing it, unlike Brad & Ange, I am very sure their children will grow up well adjusted & will contribute to society, their parents are their role models & those psychologists, what do they know about Angie? I’m glad Bill O Reilly defended Angie. People changed, she learned from her mistakes & that’s what important. She got the support of her fans & Brad.God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.
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How insulting… Mia farrow adopted a total about 12 kids. There was a scandal when Woody Allan(who was her long time partner at the time) came out with a relationship with one of the girls who had turned 18. He is still with his daughter (she was adopted at a young age and he was the father figure in the household) who is now his wife. Anyway I do not remember seeing questions such as “Is Mia Farrow” addicted to adoption. ”
Angelina is not the first celebrity to do so. It is just the nature of society today to look for fault in someone who used to provide them great fodder for print. Part of me believes she did it that because she knew they were going to anyway and wa strying to get at her father.
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That is true it takes alot to raise a child. I’m not a foster parent. I was one more than six years ago. My two four year olds come from two mothers who chose not to care for them. I think it’s maybe cheaper to raise children in Louisiana. I do know the housing is cheaper. The electricity bill is murder. As a single almost fifty year old African American it’s not easy but if Clara Hale could make a difference in New York. I know I can make a difference in Louisiana.
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Sherry, there are new pictures of Angie , Mad & Z on the set of Brad’s movie. She is really getting bigger everyday, she looks fab in blue maternity dress.Love it. God bless. Goodnight.
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angelina is a changed woman the moment she adopted mad. and has managed to be physically,mentally,emotionally and spiritually stable already even before she met brad and adopted z and pax. the psychologists were totally judgemental.
irma, yup, i’ve seen the photos. i think she was wearing the same kind of dress that she wore on the airport but this time its color is blue. she looks radiant btw. :)
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I really think that all this hatred for Angie is a result of the uneasiness people who spend all their time and energy watching other celebrities, thinking about what they wear, what they buy, and where they go out feel when they look at her. Even in the shallowest airheads, to see somebody who has the money, the power, the looks and the sex appeal to get away with whatever she wants actually giving to others and doing some good while they do less than nothing must create a twinge of guilt or self-doubt. Rather than face up to the fact this family reminds them of–that they COULD be doing good, but selfishly choose not to–they just come up with any silly reason they can why they SHOULDN’T want to be like her.
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Hi everyone,
I believe the psychic profile that these psychologists are talking about is being referred to Angie because she loves to adopt children. She is an advocate and that is her passion. She found her purpose in life aside from being an actress. It is a gift to have this compassion from someone who also has the means and the status she has. I think this is one of the reasons why Brad really fell for her. It is the energy to human kind. It seems like, she has everything, a colorful past (which everybody can have) a great career and a drop dead beauty and talent combined. She can always go the easy way like opening a restaurant or starting a fashion line. But not our Angie, she headed to Washington D.C. and the rest you all know. This is what Brad saw and fell in love with. I am so proud of both of them.
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From all your responses I don’t think I will watch it. It’s annoying that no one ever mentions Brad’s wish for a large family! Adopting is a wonderful thing not a crime!
Am sorry Lucy but their reasoning is flawed. What about Brad’s background? Did he have a difficult time too??? Is that why he wants large family?
Professionals psychologist my ar*e. They set out to do get publicity and do a number on Angie.
Don’t be blinded or fooled, this is not finished. What we have come to know and understand is that if Angelina Jolie’s name is in it, it will grow legs as well as multiply. That’s the reason behind this.
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Sharon Stone “Basic Instinct” has adopted *4 children*. All blond blue-eyed looking!
Why didn’t they dissect her too??
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Hhmmm I think the reason for the discussion is that a big family is uncommon today. Most people have one kid or may two. She and Brad adopted so fast and will have soon 5 or 6 kids… everything that is uncommon is questioned, isnt it? But I think Angie and Brad fortunetally dont care about discussions. Its obvious that they love all their kids and spend time with them doing different acitivities – thats the important part, nothing else matters :) Of course they can afford help by nannies, especially for the cleaning – cooking – washing stuff which costs much time usually ;)
angela, angi herself said more than once that mad changed her. she also said that she would not be able to have more kids without brad, he is her helping hand. I think that shows that they consider there adoptions well. in another post someone mentioned that some people want to have their kids close in age. This seems a good reason why the Joli-Pitt family is growing so fast, Brads 42 now and may he doesnt want to waste more time with waiting and with the a partner on the side there is no reason to wait for more kids.
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Uhh this one was long :)
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bee, :)
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I had one daughter at the age of 24 – I didn’t have more basically because I wanted to be able to offer her the very best instead of spreading just a little to many… If I had had the kind of income that Angelina has, I probably would have 20 kids – some own, some adopted. What’s the deal?? If the psycs want to do some crusading, they should help all the abused children in “normal families” and leave Brangelina alone – or critisize them for their work – that’s what they should be in the limelight for.
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I truly believe that Angie and Brad cares for their children with all their heart, and that they have a lot of love to give. And I admire them for giving these children what truly appears to be a happy life. Angie have changed so much since Maddox came into her life, and I don’t think she’s using the children to have some sense of self-fulfillment, and I remember her saying something to the effect that because she now has Madd in her life, she needed to change for the better. Alright, so she had a pretty notorious life prior to Madd, but she’s very different now and much more mature. I’m sure most of us went through some sort of rebellious, wild time when we were younger, but most of us have turned out well as we mature. And Angie is just that, a mature, loving woman. Unfortunately, there will always be people who will remain skeptical. I understand that the psychologists may have a valid point, and that there are some adopters who may doing just what they said, but I believe that with Angie and Brad, the welfare of the children comes first.
By the way, I really, really do not like Bill O’Reilly, but it’s nice to see him defend Angie.
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