Comments on: Katherine Heigl and Naleigh: Rockabye Baby

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:44:15 +0000

Oh, and Naleigh is adorable!

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:52:09 +0000

Liliana- I agree! I mean, Pax Jolie-Pitt was 3 1/2 years old when he was adopted…and it’s pretty obvious that he has bonded with his parents and siblings just fine!

By: Mary-Helen

Mary-Helen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:26:20 +0000

Aw…how sweet! They look so happy together and Naleigh looks so chill and calm. I bet she has an easygoing temperment.

By: FC

FC — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:04:09 +0000

Such a doll! I really just want to pinch her round cheeks!:)

By: noam

noam — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:43:49 +0000

erin-i understand where you’re coming from. it drives me crazy when some magazines talk about a celeb’s “adopted children”, as though those children are somehow not their own. i actually know a woman who, for a writeup about her in the local magazine, was asked about her adopted son. she just sat there as the reporter asked the question a few times, before admending it to just be about her son, leaving out the word adopted. she went on to answer the question, then explained that she feels no need for distinction. when one of her children come in the door crying, or when they skin their knee, or when they go through a breakup, or when they score the winning touchdown, her reaction isn’t determined by a label like biological or adopted or step. it’s determined by love, which is equal for them all.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:50:29 +0000

The term “wrong mother” doesn’t mean what some take it to mean. My dad was adopted and his mom – my grandma – is the woman who raised him. That’s his mom, that’s what I mean. I know women agonize over the decision and it’s the hardest decision they’ll ever make – I applaud them for making it! And “adoption” is not an ugly word, but it’s brought up every single time I see anything about an actor’s child that they did not give birth to and it’s aggrivating.

By: I♥CBB

I♥CBB — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:12:44 +0000

Denise-it’s more about body language than anything else. That why people use the word “seems” because we don’t actually know what kind of mom she is because most likely the people on this board don’t know her. You are making a mountain over a molehill.

By: JM

JM — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:37:03 +0000

erin, whilst i appreciate your sentiment i think it is a bit much to say that one shouldn’t use the word adopted. i mean, i agree it doesn’t need to brought up in every post (for example it really doesn’t need to be mentioned in brad and angelina posts that half their children are adopted as it is obvious and irrelevant). but i don’t think there is anything wrong in general in using the word adopted. it’s not as if it is derogatory or in anyway insinuates a distance between parent and child. that’s like saying the terms stepson or stepdaughter shouldn’t be used. it is an accurate description of what someone is to someone else and if used in the right context can be helpful for semantic reasons.

but in posts here it need not be mentioned, because in heigl’s case it is also obvious that her daughter must be adopted.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:34:07 +0000

Denise, I sort of agree but mostly (respectfully) disagree with your comment. You do make a good point, and while I think interpretation can go too far sometimes, I would suggest that peoples’ comments regarding ‘being a good mum’ (or whatever) would be more based on seeing the body language, the expressions, etc. Sometimes a photo is more ambiguous, yes, but in other cases it’s not. It’s not a definitive way to tell, but if you see a mum like Katherine smiling as she cradles her baby as she is in this photo, one could rightfully say, “She looks like she is a good mum [with the unspoken meaning probably being: because she looks like she adores Naleigh, they seem close, she appears to be nurturing her, etc etc].” There’s isn’t much wrong in saying that. Of course, if you say “She is a good mum”, then that’s silly because nobody knows. Overall, however, I don’t think there’s much wrong with saying that if somebody interprets a photo in that way. JMO.

By: Sarah K.

Sarah K. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:25:08 +0000

Erin, I sorta disagree. Adoption is not a dirty word. Referring to someone as adopted shouldn’t be shameful. Like you said, it is a beautiful thing- so it should be openly accepted, not hidden like some dark secret. Also, I wouldn’t say that adopted children were born to the “wrong mother.” I don’t think that’s fair to the birth mother who likely agonized over what was best for her child. I prefer to think of it as them having two mothers, who both love them.

Also, Naleigh is soooo chubby and cute! The three of them look really happy!