Wow... Brad Pitt to adopt Angelina's kids

[mbw12]

I hope if BP is actually going to adopt these children he is doing it because he has a firm commentment to them and not because he wants to be with their mom.

TC

I agree with this statement. I hope he is not out to win her over or prove a point to the world that he is serious in this relationship. I keep going back and forth on my thoughts on it in my mind.

 

[Beth76]

I just read in In Touch magazine (dated Dec 12) that BP/AJ are in the middle of drafting a pre-nup. There was no mention of adoption procedings. They did say that the pre-nup focuses more on protecting the children rather than assets. Basically that if something happens to AJ, Brad still wants to be able to be their father. If they end up divorcing he wants visitation rights. I'm not saying this to contradict the other story, just throwing more info out there. Who knows what is exactly correct anyway, right?

 

[VSL]

I can only imagine that she thinks a lot of him as a person if she wants him to adopt her children. She seems like a wonderful, protective mother.

 

[mark&sue]

I only know that if my husband left me for someone he worked with and then adopted the bit on the side's children I would be gutted.

When you marry someone you make a vow to stay with them in sickness and in health. Do you really have to worry who your husband works with. I know for a fact I would not be happy who my husband left me for and I really would not feel better if they were a charitable person. Of course if we had so much money as they have perhaps we would be a lot more charitable.

Sorry to rant on but just because he is famous it does not excuse what he has done and if he had done that to any of our fellow disers we would know who we would be sending our hugs and pixie dust to and it would not be BP and AJ and saying good on them.


Susan

 

[SamRoc]

mark&sue, I agree with you 100%. Brad Pitt broke his marriage vows by sleeping with Angelina Jolie. Angelina knew he was married with no regards to Jennifer Anistons feelings at all. What goes around comes around, I wouldn't be surprised that Brad doesnt leave Angelina when he does another film with a young hot starlet. Angelina might be wonderful for adoping children in need, but in my eyes shes a homewrecker, and I have no respect for that. I honestly don't think they will last anyway, because you can't build happiness on the heartbreak of others.

 

[kdibattista]

Actually she was named as an ambassador and spokesman for the UNITED NATIONS Commission on Refugees, so the UN "elected" her to that position. I think she has done a tremendous job bringing attention to the displaced and forgotton that too often gets neglected. The children are far better off because she came into their lives than they would have been remaining citizens of their foreign countries. Children only benefit from caring adults in their lives and all children benefit from a two parent family.

Well said

 

[YourMajesty]

mark&sue, I agree with you 100%. Brad Pitt broke his marriage vows by sleeping with Angelina Jolie. Angelina knew he was married with no regards to Jennifer Anistons feelings at all. What goes around comes around, I wouldn't be surprised that Brad doesnt leave Angelina when he does another film with a young hot starlet. Angelina might be wonderful for adoping children in need, but in my eyes shes a homewrecker, and I have no respect for that. I honestly don't think they will last anyway, because you can't build happiness on the heartbreak of others.

I agree. It seems like a boredom issue (not just movie stars but almost certain for them). When the boredom kicks in...1....2...5 ...10 years? I always love meeting a new mom I click with so I can share all my boring stories my sister and old friends have already heard . Can you imagine just ditching your spouse whenever someone interesting comes along...not to mention nice looking. Why wouldn't it happen again for those two? I have mixed feeling about the kids. The are lucky to be cared for so well but I would worry about a "stable" environment for them...does anyone think that? Maybe I shouldn't look at any differently than what biological kids go through. Well let's hope for the kids that they marry and stay married and always have a parent around to care for them!

 

[FINFAN]

I'm going to voice my 2 cents here...back a few years ago, AJ was not exactly a media darling. She was weird with her brother, had voiced some pretty disturbing veiws on life, then marries Billy Bob...her career started to crash and burn. What do all celebrities do when the public starts to turn? Charity work. Angelina actually turned out to be good at it...but I remember a story stating that her manager "directed" her towards remaking her image for the sake of her career. Next thing you know, she is adopting in Cambodia or wherever, then spokesperson for UN and then, and then Brad and his involvement in Africa and she then adopts Zahara from there. Yes, she is doing wonderful and amazing things...but just as many are saying that they see the underlying "me-me" in JA...it is in AJ as well......JA, AJ......what's the difference? Both are women true to what they believe in, Brad grew tired of one and is now with the other.

 

[Beth76]

I don't think you could do what AJ does without being super-committed to the cause. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to go into those villages where the people have nothing and then go back. I could NEVER do that. I just couldn't take it. I'm not that strong. There's no way she's doing all of this for her image. Maybe it started that way, but I honestly don't think she cares at all about her image now.

 

[PaulaSue]

IMO, I think it is TOO soon. I think they should be married first.

 

[Feralpeg]

Sorry, I don't care. I'm really tired of hearing about celebrities personal affairs. I wish they'd keep them personal. Maybe we should throw AJ, BP, NL, JS, BS, KF, TC and KH in a room and see who ends up with who. Better yet, lets put them in the next Survivor!

 

[wilderness01]

mark&sue, I agree with you 100%. Brad Pitt broke his marriage vows by sleeping with Angelina Jolie. Angelina knew he was married with no regards to Jennifer Anistons feelings at all. What goes around comes around, I wouldn't be surprised that Brad doesnt leave Angelina when he does another film with a young hot starlet. Angelina might be wonderful for adoping children in need, but in my eyes shes a homewrecker, and I have no respect for that. I honestly don't think they will last anyway, because you can't build happiness on the heartbreak of others.

Well said.

Personally I am tired of hearing about BP & AJ and could care less.

 

[Mom2be]

I think it is just weird that they are even talking about this publicly. Why does the public need to know this if it isn't to suit their needs in some way? I guess I just think it's disgusting how celebrities take commitment so lightly. He is fresh out of a divorce, he and AJ are not even married and they feed the public a story about adoption of her children? Please. How about actually seeing if your relationship has any staying power before jumping into adopting her kids? From the article and the mouth of one of their publicist:

I think it is ironic that people have no qualms making the commitment of raising children together, but are leery about committing to marriage.

Call me crazy, but I would take them more seriously if we were hearing about adoption plans after commitment of marriage.

Btw, is AJ pregnant. or is that just rumor?

More then likely they didn't come out with the publicity. When you go to legally adopt a child there are all sorts of papers you have to take up with the state. Not sure if that is public knowledge or if someone at the agency talked. More then likely their PR reps were contacted and why bother to deny what is there in writing?

There are many couples out there today who do not get married and raise their children just fine. Tim Robbins and Suzanne Surrandon(sp?) come to mind.

I think it is wonderful. Ever since I read an awesome article in I think Vogue after Angelina adopted Maddox I have felt I understood her. I'm a huge proponent of adoption and she made some great points in that article that I thought, "I think the same way."

I was never a Jennifer fan (not that it means anything) and I am happy to see two of my favorite movie stars move on the happier lives.
~Amanda

 

[Disney Ella]

Sorry, I don't care. I'm really tired of hearing about celebrities personal affairs. I wish they'd keep them personal. Maybe we should throw AJ, BP, NL, JS, BS, KF, TC and KH in a room and see who ends up with who. Better yet, lets put them in the next Survivor!

Feralpeg, I'd love to see them on Survivor - maybe Amazing Race too! Just doesn't seem like a good idea to adopt the children so early in the relationship - if he's really and truly concerned for the children.

 

[Minniespal]

I wish them well.

 

[VSL]

mark&sue, I agree with you 100%. Brad Pitt broke his marriage vows by sleeping with Angelina Jolie. Angelina knew he was married with no regards to Jennifer Anistons feelings at all. What goes around comes around, I wouldn't be surprised that Brad doesnt leave Angelina when he does another film with a young hot starlet. Angelina might be wonderful for adoping children in need, but in my eyes shes a homewrecker, and I have no respect for that. I honestly don't think they will last anyway, because you can't build happiness on the heartbreak of others.

In all fairness, we don't know this. It's all speculation.

As far as I'm concerned, she does lots of good work for less fortunate countries/people than those of us the west, and I really have little interest in their private lives. We could always turn on JA and say, 'oh well she said she was quitting Friends to start a family and then she just went off to do more career stuff'.

We really don't know the full story (and that goes for all celebrities I guess).

 

[mbw12]

In all fairness, we don't know this. It's all speculation.

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True...but we know that they made some sort of connection while he was still married. In the Vanityfair issue, people (including Courtney cox) were quoted as saying that 'something' had happened between BP and AJ while he was still married,...maybe not necessarily a sexual relationship, but a very close relationship of some sort.
Some can even argue...that it is worse. maybe you could get over a one stand night or whatever,...but a very close intimate relationship where you are revealing intimacies and things to another can be much more hurtful to the spouse.

 

[ottawa-newbie]

True...but we know that they made some sort of connection while he was still married. In the Vanityfair issue, people (including Courtney cox) were quoted as saying that 'something' had happened between BP and AJ while he was still married,...maybe not necessarily a sexual relationship, but a very close relationship of some sort.
Some can even argue...that it is worse. maybe you could get over a one stand night or whatever,...but a very close intimate relationship where you are revealing intimacies and things to another can be much more hurtful to the spouse.

I think it is worse...

Men and women can be friends, but it's the intent that makes the difference between cheating and not

 

[Linnie The Pooh]

I think it's way too soon for him to adopt the kids considering how long Hollywood marriages last. My brother adopted his wife's kid (actually just put his name on her birth certificate). 10 years later, they divorced and he wants custody of her and the 2 kids that are his and the courts won't let him b/c it's not really HIS kid, even though he's the only father she's every known.

They should wait imo. And this will probably tick a lot of AJ fans off, but AJ seems to be a very giving person when it comes to the charities, but I've always felt that to get involved with another woman's husband while they're still married is wrong. People really praise her for her work she does for the kids and that is wondeful, but she wasn't all that kind to Jennifer Aniston. I'm not really a fan of either of them. Maybe JA & BP's marriage was on the rocks anyway. Who knows...

 

[punkin]

I think it's way too soon for him to adopt the kids considering how long Hollywood marriages last. My brother adopted his wife's kid (actually just put his name on her birth certificate). 10 years later, they divorced and he wants custody of her and the 2 kids that are his and the courts won't let him b/c it's not really HIS kid, even though he's the only father she's every known.

That does not sound right. Was there a legal adoption? If so, he has every right a biological father would have had, including right to custody. There must be other reasons he can't get custody.