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Katherine Heigl adopted her daughter Naleigh with husband Josh Kelley a couple of years ago from South Korea, and the Knocked Up actress has since found the experience of adopting to be “very rewarding.” The comedic blonde also comes from an adoptive family herself, as her parents adopted her older sister Meg from South Korea.
Katherine recently sat down with Meg, along with another adoptive mom Denise Richards, to raise awareness about the many children in need of homes. Regarding her own experiences as an adoptive parent, Katherine told ET Online:
“I think it’s so rewarding for everybody and it’s just so amazing to become a parent no matter how you become one,” explained Katherine.
“I have this amazing, beautiful daughter in my life that I wouldn’t have had otherwise and I have this amazing wonderful beautiful sister in my life that I wouldn’t have had otherwise so I think adoption should be on everybody’s mind and people should be a little more open to it.”
Katherine also addressed the canned responses that often come up for adoptive parents, as she recites the usual “oh, that’s so nice of you to do that for that child.” The actress reminds audiences that adopting a child can be a mutually rewarding experience for all parties regardless of expectations of sainthood.
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I completely agree! I have a biological daughter, and we are in the process of adoptiong.
I’ve seen other articles on here about fertility issues and how adopting “isn’t the same.” Well, you’re right. If your goal is to be pregnant, it is not the same. However, if your goal is to be a mom, you couldn’t be more wrong. Adoptive parents are just as much parents as biological parents. The commitment, the love, the relationships, they’re all the same.
I get really frustrated with people saying, “We want our *own* child first.” Adoptive children are only not your “own” children if you choose to think of them that way. If you commit yourself to your child the same way you would your biological offspring, that’s your child. We hear all these discussions of the different between a “father” and a “daddy,” and we watch the courts tell men they have to pay child support on children who are not biologically theirs if the man has fulfilled the role of father for an extended period time. Still, despite all this, we see so many women saying, “It’s just not the same.”
I would have less of a problem with this if people would admit what they’re really going for. If you want to be pregnant, just say that. If you only want to be a mom if you get to carry the baby in your stomach, just say that. If you only want a baby with your genetic makeup, just say that. However, if what you really want is to be a mom, to be a parent, to raise a child . . . adoption is available.