Adoption
Sandra Bullock
Has a beautiful 3 1/2 month old baby boy, whose adoption she remarkably managed to keep a secret until now...
https://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20364464_20364639,00.html?hpt=T2 (I love this cover photo -- I may have to buy this issue to read the rest of the article and see the photos!)
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Re: Sandra Bullock
wow! how did she manage to keep that a secret and for so long?
I want to buy that issue too and read the story.
Thanks for sharing.
Supposedly, they had been trying to adopt for a couple of years. CBS This Morning reported that. Also, on the Today Show, they were saying that through all of the Oscar hoopla, she wouldn't let anyone over to her house because the baby was already there. She wanted the Oscars to be over before she announced it.
Yes, the article in the OP's link says they started the adoption process 4 years ago. She is now finalizing the adoption as a single parent. I might have to stop by the store to get this issue.
I saw this this morning and thought how great it is that she adopted. Luckily, I've got a subscription to People and I can't wait for it to get here on Friday.
Congrats to her! He's beautiful.
On a side note, (and maybe this is a HT discussion), but why is it okay for her to suddenly do this as a single parent? Why isn't Jesse still the daddy? If this child was a bio child, I doubt this would be the arrangement.
I guess I don't agree with the fact that they went through this as a couple, brought the baby home as a couple, and now that their marriage is failing it's suddenly a single parent situation. I think they should share custody, just like they would if it's bio child.
This was a topic discussed this morning on the Early Show too. The attorney on hand said it will likely cause a custody issue in court. The gossip columnist on hand mentioned that Sandra wants full custody but the judge will ultimately have the say. Just because he cheated won't make him a bad daddy as the attorney put it.
I agree with you Sally.
I agree with all of this. Still I am so happy for her. He is a doll. I may have to buy this issue. Finally a celebrity celebrating domestic adoption!
I was just about to post about this, too! I'm happy for her. He's a beautiful baby!
When I read that she had been in the process for FOUR YEARS I just thought "oh goodness. another reminder not to throw a pity party for myself."
I imagine how hard that would be to adopt domestically as a celebrity. I'm just curious if she had to do a closed or agency-placement because of that. I can only imagine. ( I remember a celebrity last year on national adoption day talking about her foster-adopt child).
Anyway....the current situation in Sandra's story reminds me of the end of the movie Juno!
Yesterday when I saw this I was so thrilled for her! Amazed that they could keep it secret!
I wonder if it took four years for an adoption to go through because maybe she was matched once or twice before but the birthmoms decided to parent. Or maybe because of her being "famous" she had to have a closed adoption so it took longer to find a birthmom that also wanted a closed adoption.
I was also surprised that the adoption is going through with her as a single parent.