What Madonna Wants, Madonna Gets...And She Wants Mercy - Page 2
Mercy was placed in an orphanage after her 18-year-old mother died five days after her birth. It was reported that her father was a schoolboy and it is not clear whether he is alive.
Madonna's determination to adopt Mercy was said to be a major cause of conflict between her and Ritchie, who was opposed to the idea.
Last year he was said to have relented but soon afterwards the couple separated.
Which brings up another sticky point...Malawi isn't too keen on adopting out babies to divorced people; their rationalization is that the person adopting might have been the person who caused the divorce. I'd say in this case they seem to be pretty spot on with that one.
Despite just firing David's nanny, Madonna is so serious about grabbing this baby that she dumped her most recent boy toy Jesus Luz because the officials in Malawi questioned the appropriateness of the 50-year-old dating a man half her age. Hey, I question the appropriateness of Madonna every day, but that doesn't stop her from doing stupid things that end up on this blog. Where can I sign up for some clout?
Seriously, though, it seems that she didn't learn anything from the adoption of little David. And whatever happened to that whole "you have to live in the country for eighteen months before you can adopt one of our children" rule? Well, once again, what Madonna wants Madonna gets. After all, she's got enough money to bend and/or outright break the rules...isn't that what money is for, anyway?
There's no doubt that the orphans in Malawi are suffering. I just wonder if being plucked from there by Madonna isn't opening them up to a different sort of pain...not comparable, but still real.
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