I was coming home from dropping Olivia off at school today and I hear on the radio that the Ukraine is not going to allow Elton John and his partner to adopt a 14 month old orphan with
HIV. The reasons are that you cannot be more than 45 years older than the child(I read just now on the web that Elton is 62 but his partner is 46) but the REAL reason is that they refuse to recognize that gays are married and you must be married to adopt(translated, you can't be gay). I just can't get my brain around some of these adoption rules. I think all adoptions should be looked at on a case by case basis. You have to think of the alternative for this poor kid.
I mean, what rocket scientist thinks that he is better off in an orphanage instead of
with 2 men in a LONG term devoted relationship? And I hate to bring money into it but this child does have a serious illness. The Ukraine folks admit they have a hard time getting people to adopt their sick orphans and lets face it, Elton has more money than he knows what to do with
and could get this kid the best medical care in the world as well as opportunities that he couldn't even dream of. I saw a TV program not long ago that showed the unimaginable mental problems that a lot of the adopted kids from this area have due to conditions
in orphanages. They have "failure to bond" issues and things I've never heard of. In many cases,
the families that adopted them have had to give the kids back. They cannot cope or the adopted kid is trying to kill their other child. One family on this program did not give the girl back but this angry, violent child has ruined their quality of life completely and they've spent enormous amounts of money trying to get help for her. The longer they spend in orphanages, the greater the chance that they will not develop normally and be plagued with problems probably for life.
There are many loving homes out there. They may be gay couples, they may be single but I sure think if they have the dedication, desire, and the financial ability, it sure beats having a child stuck in the system. We have a lot of gay couples in our neighborhood. They are all really nice and fit in wonderfully around here. To be honest, there a few straight couples that we all wouldn't mind seeing "for sale" signs on their lawns. Being gay does not stop you from being a loving parent. Hell, if Elton wants to adopt me, where do I sign. I know ALL his songs even every word to Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. I don't understand what the darn song means
but I KNOW the words. Can I have my own horse? PLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEEEE!
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I could honestly see the validity of the 45-year rule. 45 may be the new 30, but there aren't many 60-year olds (or older) really prepared for driver's ed and sexually active teens, not many 65-year olds prepared to fund a college education, etc. That said, this particular instance is ridiculous! And as you said, on a per-case analysis, it's even more absurd. This sounds like a baby with special needs who's nearly impossible to place... and two loving, committed, extremely wealthy parents willing to take him on. Cah-razzzy. (I would bet if they'd found the right palms to grease, they could probably adopt every kid in the place.)
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