tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post116195595105045852..comments2024-03-27T14:02:33.261-05:00Comments on Churp, Churp: Everybody's got oneCrickethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-1162258706753358592006-10-30T20:38:00.000-05:002006-10-30T20:38:00.000-05:00No child should grow up in an orphanage. They seld...No child should grow up in an orphanage. They seldom get the love and the physical touching that they need to thrive. Yes, it would be great if every unwanted baby in China or Romania or wherever could find a good home within their own culture. But if their own society leaves them to wither away in an orphanage, then strictly from a human standpoint, the kid's better off joining a family in a different country. Being in sync with one's culture is so much less important than being able to thrive and develop as a human being.<BR/><BR/>I read a letter to the editor in the NYT yesterday in which a guy from an orphanage-associated group said kids are best off staying in a well-run orphanage near their relatives. Baloney! The occasional visit from relatives is no substitute for actual daily family life.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-1162138607792093462006-10-29T11:16:00.000-05:002006-10-29T11:16:00.000-05:00I do think that a lot of claptrap has been written...I do think that a lot of claptrap has been written about this adoption. Sharon O's comments are just one other thing. A mud hut? Give me a break - horribly uninformed. However, I do also think that Madonna hasn't handled much of this well, either.Thaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125639207843989848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-1162058465534888532006-10-28T13:01:00.000-05:002006-10-28T13:01:00.000-05:00After seeing her on Oprah, I became much more symp...After seeing her on Oprah, I became much more sympathetic to Madonna's drama.<BR/><BR/>She said that the father had never visited the baby and they actually had a difficult time locating the father and they really didn't have to seek him out legally because he had abandoned the child. <BR/><BR/>The media makes it sound like he was involved in some way and the fact is, he had no contact whatsoever with the child.<BR/><BR/>If I were Madonna, I would wish I'd never spent so much time and energy trying to track down the deadbeat dad - it doesn't matter how poor you are, concern doesn't cost money and he didn't ever make an effort to inquire about the baby. Why is the media more compassionate for his plight than the babies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-1162045443976217962006-10-28T09:24:00.000-05:002006-10-28T09:24:00.000-05:00I think Madonna got a bad rap - Sharon is a nut.I ...I think Madonna got a bad rap - Sharon is a nut.<BR/><BR/>I was quite impressed that Madonna went on record to say they wanted another child, it wasn't working naturally so they looked to adoption. Why the media got involved (to the extent they did) is beyond me - she's certainly not doing anything others haven't done in the past.Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571184480869468994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-1161995307141901702006-10-27T19:28:00.000-05:002006-10-27T19:28:00.000-05:00Now that I've read more, it seems that a bunch of ...Now that I've read more, it seems that a bunch of folks are questioning Sharon. Suits me. Others figure it's an attention thing. Maybe Mad*nna's plastic surgeons have done a better job and she's jealous?<BR/><BR/>well-heeled mom, thanks for reading. Nice to have a new commenter. And one shoed so stylishly, too.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-1161973992381088472006-10-27T13:33:00.000-05:002006-10-27T13:33:00.000-05:00Is Sharon serious? A fruit stand? A mud hut? Give ...Is Sharon serious? A fruit stand? A mud hut? Give me a break. What a nut case, which would explain her offspring. Well, that and having Ozzy for a dad.Well-heeled momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569152748901969557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-1161968387886054432006-10-27T11:59:00.000-05:002006-10-27T11:59:00.000-05:00I didn't watch the Oprah interview but I did see a...I didn't watch the Oprah interview but I did see a snippet on one of the entertainment shows. Although I find it a bit disconcerting that there is a father in the picture (i.e. the child is not an orphan), I believe she did what she could for the area then picked a child she wanted to give a good life to. I can't really fault her for that. She took home a child, people! To raise, for the rest of his life. She didn't just talk about saving a child, she did it. She quoted the father as saying if she (Madonna) didn't take the child from the village, he (the father) would have buried him, along with all of his other children.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641783472479894858noreply@blogger.com