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By: Kapasule

Kapasule — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:42:31 +0000

Bravo Munlo, Bravo! Madonna you’re really a loving mother. You had all chances to adopt a daughter from anywhere else where laws are flexible for External Adoption but you have insisted on Mercy which translate your Love for Mercy.

By: Philip Wester

Philip Wester — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:44:29 +0000

Seriously, someone is actually arguing that Madonna should work on “transitioning” Mercy from “the only world she knows” (a friggin’ ORPHANAGE IN MALAWI) to her new lifestyle of not being dirt poor?!

I’m sorry, have you ever been to an orphanage? They’re not exactly good places to be. Even the best of them are still not something you’d prefer to a stable home. Ask any orphan if they’d want a “transition period” and see if ANY of them would like to stay for even a second in the same place after being adopted.

Furthermore, this is MALAWI. High infant mortality, low life-expectancy, lots of AIDS/HIV and the BNP per capita is ess than 850 dollars.

Yes, let’s KEEP her in Malawi for a “transition” period because apparently ripping her out of her dirt poor (because what Malawi orphanages AREN’T dirt poor) orphanage and putting her into a stable home in England with lots of food, toys and Fish & Chips will probably be TRAUMATIC for the little child!

By: Rubiejamie

Rubiejamie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:01:21 +0000

While I agree that it is great that Madonna would like to adopt the child and give her a better life, I don’t understand why she should be given special privileges just because of who she is. Any number of people could want to adopt a child from Malawi but are unable to do so because of the strict criteria. I think it is unfair for the system to treat Madonna like she will be a better mother just because she is rich. I do hope that this little girl is adopted and has a chance to grow up free from poverty, with loving parents, etc. However, I think the proper channels should be followed – Madonna should be trying to set a good example for the world instead of acting like a spoiled brat on the world stage. It causes many people to actually be soured on the idea of adopting from a nation like Malawi. It also makes me wonder if officials have the child’s best interests at heart or are simply seduced by a wealthy, powerful celebrity. All too often people think that rich parents make happy kids – and this is not the case.

IMO, if Madonna truly loved this little girl as much as she says, she should be more willling to work with the law/system to ensure her chances of the adoption taking place by proper, legal means. Instead she has thrown money and status around to try and get her way. The law is the way it is for a reason – to ensure the best interests of the child are the focus. I think Madonna needs to grow up and accept that. And if she can’t, then maybe she should look to adopt from a nation with laws that better suit what she is willing to do to get a child.

By: kittycatastrophe

kittycatastrophe — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:03:10 +0000

@It’s Trent, Bitch!

Consensus reached. Sorry to go all deep on your blog but sometimes I do that…hopefully no harm, no foul.

Ciao

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:10:28 +0000

@kittycatastrophe — I totally agree, the health of the child should be paramount … but this is such a difficult situation. the little girl would prolly not be adopted if not for Madonna, there are countless other orphans who will never be adopted. Is this situation the perfect situation? Of course not but I really do hope this works out for the best for everyone.

By: kittycatastrophe

kittycatastrophe — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:06:06 +0000

@ It’s Trent, Bitch! Says:

He has to be able to afford the paternity test or be the recipient of a generous offer by a third party to pay for the test for him. The child is three years old now and the orphanage is all that she knows, and while that is not the ideal situation for any child one has to be careful to rip children from one known environment and immerse them completely in something as foreign as Madonna’s lifestyle. Madonna should be willing to spend months in Malawi transitioning the child from a lifestyle built around living in an orphanage to a lifestyle being the child of a widely recognized and tailed woman. My main concern for any man, woman or child is the psychological ramifications that result from stressful situations.

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:21:04 +0000

@kittycatastrophe — If paternity cannot be established then how can it be better for the little girl to stay in an orphanage rather than be adopted? This man in question is now able to give interviews to international publications, so he should be able to prove his paternity with a DNA test. Without that, I say let the adoption move forward.

By: Selina

Selina — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:19:01 +0000

It’s being reported on PerezHilton that this report is inncorrect and Madonna hasn’t been informed of any decision by the Malawian government.

So no Mercy for Madonna yet!

By: kittycatastrophe

kittycatastrophe — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:45:22 +0000

While it’s all well and good that people are happy for Madonna, what about the dude that claimed to be Mercy’s father who said that he was run out of town for impregnating the mother?There are bigger things of importance here, including bending established laws to cater to the wants of someone just because they have money. I find it interesting that people get more up in arms and ask much harder questions over Paris Hilton acquiring yet another pet than they do about a woman in her 50s acquiring another child on what seems like an impulse even if she wanted to adopt her years ago. Why didn’t she establish residency in Malawi then? She wouldn’t have all of these questions being raised now if she had.

By: Jadedkitten

Jadedkitten — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:38:47 +0000

Based on her other 3 children and the fact that the courts and even her ex husband says she’s a great mother. So none of that means this child won’t be well taking care of.

By: anna

anna — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:27:56 +0000

JadenKitten. How do you know that she will be raised in a loving stable home? I think she is a manipulator of the system. She goes on appeal because she has the money and time to do so and if any one of us civilians wanted to adopt from the same country you better believe we would be held to a completely different set of standards. Not to mention the fact that the relatives did not want Madonna adopting this little girl. She abuses her power as a rich celebrity.

By: Jadedkitten

Jadedkitten — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:12:53 +0000

Whatever say what u want about this and Madonna, but at the end of the day this little girl is going to be raised in a loving and stable home where she’ll want for nothing, and that frankly my dears is all that matters.

By: Kent

Kent — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:03:33 +0000

You go, Madge! This is no surprise, but it’s still good news. She has been and will continue to be a good mother.
Little Mercy has had a very interesting start to her young life, and I hope that she gains a real sense of security now. Although I do kinda wonder just exactly how Madonna manages to provide that within her unique world. After all, she did recently tweet that her kids go wherever she goes. Which is good, but it must involve alot of travel and uprooting for the whole family.