Most of the celebrity adoptions seem to rub me the wrong way, and I have given some thought as to why that is the case. I started thinking about many of the celebrity adoptive moms and tried to come up with some that I actually like. I honestly wanted to prove to myself that it isn't just that they are adopting that bothers me, and it is not. It is the way that they are approaching adoption.

First, I realized that many of the celebrity adoptive moms that I seem to find fault with the most are those that I did not care for to begin with, adoption or not. There are a few notable exceptions to this. The whole adopting craze with celebrities is a fairly interesting phenomena. Adopting due to infertility issues makes sense to me. Many women adopt after having biological children, partially to help children who already need homes, and that makes sense to me as well. If they have the desire and the ability, why not?

Some women adopt who have never attempted to have biological children. I find that whole idea much more difficult to comprehend. I suppose the theory that there are already enough children who need homes without birthing more makes some sort of sense. However, the urge to procreate is a pretty universal need.

As I went through the list, Madonna was the first celebrity I thought and her adoption had enough "unusual" aspects to turn me off. Then, there's Barbara Walters. I used to like her until she began discussing her views on adoption. After her adoption show featuring the baby as a prize to the winners, I stopped watching her at all.

Not all birth mothers feel exactly as I do about the celebrity adoption issue. Some do not recognize the issues that I do, or believe that they are not of significance. I understand and respect their views.