Celebrity Adoption, and why adopt?

I've been reading several stories about the fact that Jessica Simpson wants to adopt a child before having her "own". Here is some nice commentary about that:

http://parenting.families.com/blog/jessica-simpson-mother

I think what bothers me most about this is the idea of becoming an adoptive mother to "help".

I don't really think my primary motivation for wanting another child is to "help" that child.

I don't want this child to think that we are taking him in and loving him and making him our own out of some kind of charity. Or, even worse, pity.

I do not pity this child. My feelings towards this child are not, I don't think, charitable ones.

Dare I say that I am motivated by selfishness? Because I want to have another child. I want a child. I want a child.

I don't want to "save" this child - I admit that giving the child a better life than the one he would otherwise have is a probably outcome - but, it's not the motivating factor.

I don't think people should look at adoptive parents and think, 'that's so kind, what a selfless gesture, to adopt a child who is unwanted.'

Because that's not true. This child, this son or daughter, is very much wanted. For my own selfish reasons. Because I want to make my family complete. Not because I want to save him.

And I hate the idea that she wants to adopt before she has her "own". "Samuel" is my OWN. As much as Gabe is my own.