Brad and Angelina want to adopt from Burma
Yay! More kids! Hey, if they want a few more, I got three for ‘em. They’re ready to go - cheap!
Mother love: Angelina has already adopted children from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam
She is said to be desperate to offer help to troubled nations, and feels the repressive Republic of Myanmar, or Burma, is the ideal place to adopt another child – preferably, a girl.
The actress already has four children. She adopted eldest son Maddox, six, from Cambodia five years ago, prior to her relationship with Pitt. Two years ago she and Pitt, 43, adopted an Ethiopian girl, Zahara. Earlier this year the couple adopted Pax Thien, three, from Vietnam and last year Angelina gave birth to their daughter Shiloh.
The source said: “Angelina feels she is barely making a dent in the suffering she sees throughout the Third World as she travels incognito to different countries as a United Nations representative.
“She wants to step up her action in what she calls Red Alert areas, the most seriously troubled, war-torn areas in the world.
“She’s in talks to go into Burma and help with students and AIDS victims who are suffering terribly.”
The source added Angelina had been talking to a monk about a safe travel route through the military state and a visit to an orphanage.
She is said to believe adopting another girl would balance her family and a child from Burma would fit into its racial mix.
Angelina has enlisted the help of Dr Jane Aronson, an adoption specialist who runs the Worldwide Orphans Foundation.It is understood she has acted as a mentor to the actress after helping her with the adoption of Zahara.
According to the source, Angelina’s frustration at not doing enough to help the Third World is exacerbated by her sense that she and Pitt spend too much time in Hollywood.
She is also said to have become depressed after the death of her mother, French actress Marcheline Bertrand, in January. The actress has blamed her weight plummeting to under 7st on her grief.
Angelina has spoken in the past of her desire to start a “rainbow” family of children adopted from nations all over the world. She recently said: “Ever since I was about 12, I’ve always wanted to adopt – I don’t know why. We want to have a big, big family.”
I say more power to them both. Not many people have the nuts (and let’s face it, unlimited supply of cash) to do this sort of thing.
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2 opinions for Brad and Angelina want to adopt from Burma
klassygirl
Sep 24, 2007 at 16:50
wendy dear,
How many 3rd world countries are there? Tons I’d say, I think they could share their wealth more so in those countries than just adopting 1 child. The idea of rainbow family is great though, kudos for having the ability(wealth,nannies,servants,personal assistants,etc)
to do that.
suzanne
Sep 24, 2007 at 19:28
I respect the fact that they are giving children much needed love, however, I have to say I am tired of hearing them talk about themselves and their good deeds. Many people do great things everday and don’t talk about it. It seems a little like self promotion. I hate that I feel that way because doing good is doing good, but if they don’t want people following them, taking pictures and I imagine terrifying the children, just be quiet and maybe disappear for a bit.
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