Katherine Heigl, from Grey’s Anatomy, told USA Today that she has ruled out having biological children, saying that she’s always planned to adopt.
That’s great…I love when people want to adopt. I wish more people would.
But this next remark pisses me off.
“I’m done with the whole idea of having my own children”.
Does Katherine think when when she adopts they won’t be her own?
Does she want to be a mother to someone else’s children?
What she should have said was “I’m done with the idea of having biological children”.
I think she should spend some time with families that have adopted before she makes an important decision like this.
She should also print this out and tape it to her hand before her next interview.
Natural Child: Any child who is not artificial.
Real Parent: Any parent who is not imaginary.
Your Own Child: Any child who is not someone else’s child.
Adopted Child: A natural child, with a real parent, who is all my own.
-Rita Laws PhD
