Brangelina to adopt baby #7. How many is too many?

how about its none of our business if they adopt one or six billion children

good lord this is going to end up like mia and woody allen enough you guys seriously and with the position they seem to be in lately with their own relationship they may be putting the pause on more adoptions for a while anyway.

if they have the money to have these children, then go for it. have you ever seen some of those baby mills? they are getting the kids out of a bad place and giving them love and support. octo mom have 14 kids so she would have someone to love her. she doesnt have the money or the room for those babies. she doesnt even have the time to spend with all her kids.

Maybe it's time to think about the children... it's not enough to offer them all they need, materially speaking, they should also offer them time and affection for each one of them.

Baby Collector!! It's sick.

Why is there now a tendency for the media (including Shine) to attempt to foment disapproval of a family having more than the average number of children? Why not start a conversation about world hunger issues, or lawless Somalia? Why not write an article exploring traditional schooling verses homeschooling? There are discussion-worthy issues out there. Enough with the "enough is enough already" regarding children!

The reason that they don't adopt from American agencies is because like Berma the restrictions. What restictions are there in Burma that keep the Pitts form adopting? Maybe we should research what is keeping the couple from adopting in certain countries & what restrictions are keeping them from adopting. Is this something we need to know for the welfare of the kids? What is it in the Pitts lifestyle that is restricting them from adopting in certain countries & why not America. Could it be that the kids are being raised mostly by nannies, except for the fun times, kind of like being divorced & having week end parents. These kids expectations of what life really is, is distorted.

I think its great that Angelina and Brad are adopting another child.Atleast that child will have a wonderful home.Good luch to them

Unbelievable. Their growing collection of "exotic" children. They aren't parents, they are collectors! Let's get one in every color! In every style! One from each religion! If they simply MUST add to their brood, why not adopt one, as someone else has mentioned, from the US? Are American children not "exotic" enough?

I think that as long as they have the money and wherewith all (is that even a word anymore, lol!) to
adopt and properly care for the children - then more power to them! Adoption is a wonderful gift. It would be great if they adopted domestically, but I can also see why they might stay away from it, given the media attention.

All I can say is after seeing this pic of them (3 kids each) they better grow another set of arms. Where's the nanny(s)?

I say leave the child in their own country to live with people of their own kind. They need to know where they come from and their customs that their family comes from. There are children in this country that need parents too. Why not adopt from the U.S. They curtainly have enough money to adopt l00 children. But money isn't everything. I think they should stop now and do other good humain things with their money. Enough with the children. How about research for curtain diseases.

If we're going to tell people they have too many kids, lets talk to the Duggers.

I am utterly shocked and disappointed at the "ignorant" comments I have been reading. Ignorant in the meaning of NOT knowing or understanding the topic they are commenting about. Before commenting on the topic of adoption maybe those of you that are "bashing" people for adopting internationally should actually take the time to RESEARCH adoption procedures. We are adopting and have tried to for over 10 years. We have tried 4 times to adopt through the state foster care system...every time the door has been shut in our face. Not for financial, ethical, physical, mental, or educational reasons. We are an educated couple, married 17 years, one child, never been in trouble w/ the law, financially secure, I have a master's degree and work in education!!! Nope, the reasons have been because we don't live in the "right" county, we don't want a child older than our child (for obvious reasons), AND we don't want to ONLY foster them. We want to adopt them. We have literally been told "we need to move to a different county" and "there are NO children in the population we are requesting" AND we have been told "there is NO way anyone would BUY our homestudy". Huh???? Whatever! So, sadly enough, adopting from the US is NOT a possibility. Our ultimate goal is to have another child...a brother or a sister for our child we already have...something that for us is NOT a possibility for us to do biologically (without going into any more detail). So, because we keep hitting roadblocks in the US does that mean we are horrible people for adopting internationally???? Seriously, folks...we want to complete our family and give our child a sibling. Don't flame us. This is our decision and I don't expect everyone to agree with our decision. This is right for our family and that's all that matters. It is not up to you to judge us for opening our home to a child that would spend his/her life in an orphanage. For those of you that think it's cool to tell say I'm "buying" a baby...grow up!!! Do you realize how much it would cost you to have a baby if you didn't have insurance or if the government didn't have medicaid to pay for babies to be born in the hospital? That's NOT a free service! Noone complains about the Duggars or Kate and Jon...I would say about the Octomom but that wouldn't be telling the truth, now would it? To end my post, you also need to be aware that different countries have different qualifications. We didn't qualify for some countries or aren't able to stay in some countries for months due to our jobs. We chose China and know that our little one is waiting for us. Our child's sibling. The piece that will complete our family puzzle. For that, we know there is a light at the end of our tunnel. We couldn't be more excited or happy. We also know that there will be others who don't agree with our decision and will "ignorantly" judge us. For those people, we are sorry that our children will have to deal with hate, prejudice, and judgmental people. The world is NOT a perfect place. This will teach our children compassion for others, faith to know they have made a difference, and tolerance. Peace to all.

psychicquill has a point. Women on Shine have deeper thoughts than what Jolie/Pitt do. What about current events and women in politics and the environment? Why not showcase these just once in awhile rather than the best spinach dip or the monotonous voice from the Thread about some handbag or how to paint a wall? Surely you realize we are more than that?

As for child # 7... they have multiple nannies, but that doesn't mean their kids won't grow up to be serial snipers on some freeway. Chances are they will because of it.

Why does every Pitt/Jolie story have Joanna Douglas' byline on it? And why are things like 'thwarted plans to a adopt a baby from Burma' reported as fact? I don't care how many kids they have because frankly it's NMFB. What I do care about is reading drivel from someone who consistently bashes on this family and others. And what bothers me is sloppy reporting. Get your facts straight, remove your bias or shut the hell up.

I suppose it must be better to be taken in by them than to be an orphan in the Philippines.

obviously there is no doubt about the financial side of affording to give them all they need and then some. I wonder with the busy lives they have, how much quality time to they get to spend with them? Who will really be responsible for the type of people they become? The nannies who spend the most time with them? If you want to be a parent remember, it involves much more than being called one.

its not about if you can afford another child, they need attention not a paycheck, i have 1 young daugther and work a normal life and i dont see her hardly enough, you tell me how being a good parent means filming a movie in another country while someone else watches them is a good job.

if she wants that many kids start an orphanage, which i pretty much what she is doing now.

I think they should set a moral example for their children and get married first , then adopt as many as they like.