'Adoptive parents are more fit to raise a child' - Angelina Jolie

[darksithbunny]

Franken thread rises again.

[viggofan]

Originally Posted by Novice

LOL! Not picking on you hon, honest! It just seemed crazy.
Single folks should be allowed to adopt/foster on the basis that they'll be good parents, not just because the children are from single parent families.

My nephews have improved no end since my sister got together with her current partner - its not because they were in a single parent family before but that he's good with kids - his own children are lovely people with very good manners.

I knew that

[Novice]

Cool! It was just in case!

[BITTER]

LOL, didn't Mommie Dearest teach us anything?

NOW Angie is starting to get on my nerves. Just stand on the red carpet honey, look dumb, and stay quiet. We aren't entitled to your opinion, really.

[Novice]

WTF do spammers always pick the Bradulina threads to necro with their spammy posts?

[Chilly Willy]

Spambot. No creativity whatsoever, lol.

[twitchy2.0]

"I viewed all posts" lol

[Jansi]

Originally Posted by Charmed Hour

She's an idiot. How many adoptive and foster parents, who supposedly have been thoroughly checked, have murdered and abused the children in their care?

Too many. It is more often foster parents, but there is a fair share of adoptive parents too.

Originally Posted by Bellatheball

^^ So, if we're keeping track...to adopt a child one must:

have multiple affairs with men and women
become a brother f-er
admit to difficulty with trust and family relationships
admit she can't stand touching or hugging
admit to self mutillation
and admit to polysubstance abuse

Have I missed anything?

yes, be a fucking, skinny, skanky piece of shit.

Originally Posted by aabbcc

And what about Wacko Jacko? Apparently it is quite easy for a rumored pedophile to adopt if he forks over enough cash. Nothing will ever make me believe he's the biological father of those two little blond white children.

The reason Jackson married Debbie Rowe was so there was no adoption. By law, if a couple is married and a child is born, it is the husband's name that goes on the birth certificate as the child's father. Don't know what shit he pulled with Blanket.

Originally Posted by nana55

I agree most people go through very stringent questioning to adopt, not so much to foster where most of the molesting takes place. However.........Angelina adopted in a foreign country where they probably don't know what a looney she is, and she probably greased the wheels with money. Christ they let Madge adopt!

As I said above, sadly it is usually through the foster system that kids suffer the most. And, I'm sure it was MUCH easier to adopt in a foreign country. As if we don't have enough kids here that need homes!? But then she might have not passed muster...

Originally Posted by sasha89

Um. Yeah. We just had a huge news story in my area about an adopted child being murdered with a hammer at the hands of his adoptive mother and then the father hiding the body in a marsh and claiming the child ran away, resulting in a massive search using my tax dollars. The child had been suffering abuse for years. Parenting has everything to do with the parent. Some can do it and some can't or shouldn't. A background check doesn't insure anyone that someone is going to be a better parent. A lot of people can look good on paper and have the house cleaned up when some tells them exactly what time they are coming over to do a home study. What a stupid thing for Angelina to say.

OMG, this is so painful for me to read. As for Angelina, asshole.

Originally Posted by asha22

MUCH more fun indeed.

oh yes it is! What the fuck do we need facts for?

[Novice]

Originally Posted by darksithbunny

Franken thread rises again.

There is no killing it apparently....

Originally Posted by Jansi

As I said above, sadly it is usually through the foster system that kids suffer the most. And, I'm sure it was MUCH easier to adopt in a foreign country. As if we don't have enough kids here that need homes!? But then she might have not passed muster...

Dunno where you are, but where I am one has to pass BOTH a home country check and then another check from the country where one is wishing to adopt children from. It is also a lot more expensive as well as being more difficult.


Foster Carers also go through the same checks as adopters (where I am) to prevent abuses.

[sluce]

Novice - you are correct. Here in the US foster parents must pass the same home study process before a child is placed with them.

Another pesky fact for you: Biological parents abuse their children at a higher rate than foster or adoptive parents but it goes unreported. Bio families are much more likely to sweep the problems under the rug and the public is more likely to turn a deaf ear because it is that family's business. When the public sees a foster or adoptive child being abused they are more likely to step in since they do not view that child as being in a "real" family and they want to protect the child.

Novice - you are correct on another fact here too. To adopt from a foreign country is usually more difficult. The adopting parent(s) must meet the guidelines for their own state as well as those of the country of origin.

[Novice]

Can you tell I've had a meeting with our local adoption people? I learnt well for a grasshopper!

[sluce]

Ah, grasshoppers make fine parents!

[rupsplamul]

Interesting thought, i completely agree with your perspective

[twitchy2.0]

Thanks NoDay! *giggles*

[BITTER]

Originally Posted by sluce

Ah, grasshoppers make fine parents!

And even better snacks.