Babble

Madonna kissed one of her female dancers during a recent show in Paris. Yes, it was a 'French kiss,' when in Rome and all that. To be honest, I can't say that I give a crap, but the AP has decided to run with it so I'll play along. Is this sending a mixed message to Madonna's children...

When we were kids, "the talk" about how babies were made was probably pretty simple. Man, woman, love each other very much, special kind of hug, yadda yadda. But it was always a more complex world than that. More of us are facing the same kind of talk with our kids that may involve two mommies...

Madonna's mother in law, Shireen Ritchie (Guy Ritchie's stepmother), said nice things about her on GMTV, perhaps when I said " rave " I was a bit too enthusiastic, so we'll stick with "nice". Well gosh, she's not going to say bad things about her on TV is she? Shireen...

Anti-racist parent bloggers ask the question: Why should adoptees be grateful? Author Margie Perscheid summarizes this way: I believe the mainstream views adoption through a lens of charity. People who have plenty are encouraged to give - and the poor are conditioned to be grateful. Those who receive...

A friend of mine has been in process to adopt a child from China for what seems like years now. I can't imagine what has taken so long, since I know she has taken pains to dot every "i" and cross every "t" and jump over every hurdle presented to her and has followed the process closely. I know too how...

Officials in India are looking to lift some of the onerous bureaucracy presently necessary to complete a foreign adoption. Apparently Brangelina planned to adopt from India last year when both Angelina and Brad were filming there, but abandoned the idea and went to Vietnam instead after finding the procedure...

When I first saw this headline about Josh Graybiel's family, I assumed that he was the successful teen son of two loving lesbian mothers. Well, that's what I get for assuming. Josh is actually part of an open adoption . His birth mother Mary Zukowski put him up for adoption after she got pregnant on...