Comments on: New rumors – Will Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie adopt in India?

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:31:41 +0000

i hope they will adopt an indonesian child.

By: rehana

rehana — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:59:48 +0000

I recently adopted from India. You have to be an Indian citizen to adopt from there or be of Indian origin (if you have a foriegn passport). I doubt they would be allowed to adopt from India unless it is a special needs child. They are EXTREMELY strict about foriegners adopting.

By: joliepittfanatic

joliepittfanatic — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:08:41 +0000

dhc- Well, when they adopted Pax so Maddox could have someone who looked like him, they choose a child the same gender as him. I think that’s why so many of us are speculating that they will choose a same-gender African child for Zee.

By: sherprin

sherprin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:20:50 +0000

That boy that she supposedly told that to speaks almost no English. This is BS.

By: joliepittfanatic

joliepittfanatic — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:01:53 +0000

accidentalbranfan- Interesting points! I don’t think Jen Garner usually looks that stressed. I think she mostly looks “casual”. By that I mean she might be pictured with her hair uncombed, or wearing slightly mis-matched clothes, or looking quite tired.

However, people have pointed out that Ben Affleck often looks very upset when the paps take photos of him dropping off or picking up Violet from Preschool. I’m sure he wishes they’d just let his little girl (and the other kids who attend that preschool) go to school in peace!

As for Katie, I agree with whomever it was that said it might be because Suri appears to at least somtimes be afraid of the paps (Tom said a few months back that she’s at least sometimes okay with them, at times even waving to them, which is evident in some photos of her. I have a feeling she has a love-h8te relationship with the paps.).

That said, I’ve noticed that people often criticizng Tom and Katie for taking Suri out when she seems to be scared of the paps. Yet, from Angie and Brad’s interviews, most people know that Zee is afraid of the paps….But people rarely, if ever, criticize Angie and Brad for bringing Zee out when she’s clearly afraid of the paps.

Any idea why this double-standard?

Getting back on topic a bit….I just realized another very good reason for Angie and Brad not adopt a baby or a toddler under 2. If they did that at this point, they’d have THREE kids in diapers at the same time (assuming that Shi is potty trained by now, that is. If she isn’t, then they’d have FOUR in diapers!)!

Now, obviously they can more than afford enough diapers for three babies/kids, but let’s face it: Who really wants to change that many diapers every day?

By: joliepittfanatic

joliepittfanatic — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:51:03 +0000

angiefan- Actually, what Angie said (if I’m thinking of the same interview you are, that is) is that you can’t begin the adoption process until any new children are six months old. :)

Obviously some agencies DO allow you to adopt when you have a child under 1 year old, as Pax was adopted when Shi was 10 months old. :)

Amanda- I, too, have a hunch that the next child they adopt won’t be as old as Pax was when he was adopted. Two things are giving me that hunch.

One is that, provided they adopt again at some point this year, Zahara will be younger than Maddox was when they adopted Pax. Therefore, assuming they’d go with a child slightly younger than her (just as they went with a child slightly younger than Maddox), I’m guessing they’ll adopt 2 year-old.

The other is that, assuming they adopt from Africa again, I have a feeling that, sadly, there probably aren’t too many older African kids avaliable for adoption. I mean, Zee, for example, probably would have died before her first birthday had Angie not adopted her.

By: dhc

dhc — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:35:06 +0000

I think that if they adopt any time soon, they might adopt a child whose age is between Shiloh and the twins. I doubt it would be easy to handle another infant now. I don’t think they ever said that they wanted to adopt another girl for Zahara – just another child that looks similar. In terms of dynamics a boy might be better in that he would eventually be someone Knox could be close to. They’ll do whatever they want of course – just speculating. In any case, families are all unique and no matter how you try to plan it the personality of the children play a roll in how close they are and to whom. Not to mention that those dynamics change over the years. I think initially they will do what seems most practical.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:32:02 +0000

Victoria – I didn’t delete it at all, I just didn’t get a chance to go into the moderation queue until now. I only had time to put up a post quickly earlier and had some stuff to take care of (making supper, nothing exciting unfortunately!).

If you scroll up, your comment is there now. :)

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:12:49 +0000

Sherry, why was my comment not coming out of the moderation queue, and why did you eventually even delete it? I said nothing offensive at all. I was just discussing the family dynamics and in which way they might change when adopting another girl around Zahara´s age.

By: phoebe

phoebe — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:08:48 +0000

i think neither Madonna nor Angie should get critisized for adopting…..wether the rumor is true or not will be seen in future. personally i don´t believe it, but i think it would be great if they would adopt again – regardless from which country.