Celebrities or figures in the public eye as examples or case studies?
I was talking to someone today about this issue and she asked if I could point to anyone in the public eye who sort of represented some of these issues.
I'm not the most up-to-minute with celebrity gossip person and the only one I could think of off the top of my head was Jennifer Ainston. The last I heard she had broke up with her current boyfriend and was wondering whether to adopt a child or not. Her dilmma does reflect that of women who are thinking about whether they should go it alone or not. (Of course, she has the luxury of lots of cash to employ help which most of us don't have and certainly most single mothers don't have!)
A friend of mine mentioned she saw a film on the TV by one of the BBC new readers - Natasha K I think? about her decision and angst about it a year or so ago.
So does anyone have any other celebrity types or people in the public eye who reflect women who might be working through this decision to have a child or not?? All suggestions welcome!
I'm not the most up-to-minute with celebrity gossip person and the only one I could think of off the top of my head was Jennifer Ainston. The last I heard she had broke up with her current boyfriend and was wondering whether to adopt a child or not. Her dilmma does reflect that of women who are thinking about whether they should go it alone or not. (Of course, she has the luxury of lots of cash to employ help which most of us don't have and certainly most single mothers don't have!)
A friend of mine mentioned she saw a film on the TV by one of the BBC new readers - Natasha K I think? about her decision and angst about it a year or so ago.
So does anyone have any other celebrity types or people in the public eye who reflect women who might be working through this decision to have a child or not?? All suggestions welcome!
Comments
I'm pretty sure most articles I've read about celebrity reproduction have involved congratulating the couple for their pregnancy/birth of their baby. And then saying how it's their 'greatest achievement', even if they're accomplished and awarded actors or musicians.
The other type of article I can think of involves informing the public that particular celebrities are dying to have a baby, and then speculating when they were FINALLY going to get pregnant
I'm interested to hear what other people can think of!
Oh, wait, I just thought of a couple others, but they are a while back. Comedian Rosie O'Donnell adopted her first two children before she started her current relationship. Then there is comedian Paula Poundstone. She has adopted several kids alone.
I am sorry I have not checked this site out before - I will link to you right now ... if you like! I am probably far too superficial for your lovely site.
I think Kylie, Tamara Palmer Tomkinson, Caprice and (not any more but Nicole Kidman certainly was) and Calista Flockhart adopted...
Kaycie - there do seem to be alot of celeb's adopting.
Dulwich Mum - of course, please do link to this blog! Also, what I find REALLY werid with the Nicole Kidman story is how all the press is going on about her having her first child. Well, no actually. She does have two children she has adopted with previous Tom Cruise. I think that's abit crap reaaly!
But I feel that the articles about the celebrities who adopted children already knew that they wanted to be parents. They just had to decide whether adoption was the right thing, or if they should wait until they have a partner, or try IVF.