[amom4life]

This Thursday night is the episode where Chandler and Monika go through the home study visit.

I can't wait to see how they pull it off.
Judy

[angelical]

THE ONE WITH THE HOME STUDY

8pm 2003-11-13 ALL NEW!

WILL ADOPTED BABY MAKE THREE FOR MONICA AND CHANDLER -- DESPITE 'JOEY FACTOR'? --

Monica (Courteney Cox Arquette) and Chandler (Matthew Perry) fuss over their apartment as they expect a visit from the adoption worker (guest star Maria Pitillo) who will decide if they will make suitable parents -- unfortunately, she horrifies the uptight couple when she confesses that she was once romanced by a cad named Joey (Matt LeBlanc) in the same building who never returned her calls. Meanwhile, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and Mike (guest star Paul Rudd) opt for a small wedding and donate the extra money to a children's charity -- only to demand it all back. Elsewhere, Ross (David Schwimmer) uses baby Emma to confront Rachel's (Jennifer Aniston) irrational fear of swingsets.

[AMom2Two]

I read last week that Monica is really pregnant in life. She can't be on the show struggling with IF and be pregnant. Looks like they need to change the script. Did anyone else read this????

[HappyTwinsMom]

I did hear that Courteney Cox is pregant, but since "Friends" will finish their taping for the season in January (the season has fewer episodes than usual and they're on a faster schedule), they may be able to not address her pregnancy on the show.

[amom4life]

Yes Courtney Cox Arquette is Pregnant. I think HappyTwinsMom is right though that the season will probably wrap before they need to deal with her pregnancy

Wasn't Lisa Kudrow pregnant in real life when they did the bit with her having the tripletts?

I just heard that Brad and Jennifer want to be parents now too.

Is anyone planning to watch the spin off of Friends that is just about Joey? I don't know if this will work. Joey's character is great in small doses with the other characters, but a whole show revolved around him? I just don't know.
Judy

[kmalay]

I am sure they won't have to deal with the pg issue, but the interesting thing I read was that Courtney really is/was dealing with IF issues. She noted that she doesn't have a problem getting pg, but she has had several miscarries. I believe this pg was due to IVF.

[Brat]

According to reports, David Arquette's brother spilled the beans on a talk show. If I were Courtney Cox, I would be livid. Particularly when you are prone to miscarriage, the last thing you want is to share your pregnancy news in the early stage.

[KatieMill]

In a People article several weeks back, Courtney and David shared that they had tried IVF many, many times. So great for her if she is indeed pregnant....and as many people know...you often do get pregnant either during or after the adoption process. God has miraculous ways to deliver children to their families....

[dbaronda]

David in Courtney discussed their infertility issues in great detail during a Barbara Walters interview. I think its great that they are so open about it.

[redhedded]

to discussing the inability to carry a pregancy to term, they (she) also stated that they, "would consider adoption but only after exhausting ALL other options, including surrogacy," once again implying that adoption is a last resort. She said that she, "wanted a child that looked like David - with his creativity and humor." Apparently she does not know, what we, adoptive parents, know - that our children resemble us in the way they feel about themselves, treat others and view the world. Personal opinion warning: Had no respect for her; lost any respect that I had for him. It was very gauche to say this to Barbara Walters, a mother through adoption.

[melon161]

I watched the interview with them and Barbara. I think it's perfectly fine for them to exhaust all their options before they go to adoption. That's their right, if she wants a biological child then why isn't that okay. There are people out there that can't have kids of their own and so they just don't have kids because they don't want to adopt. That's okay for them, it's their choice. She didn't once say that adoption should be a last choice for everyone. Everyone has a right to choose what is best for them.

Stacy

[Opus]

Even with a storyline that is of strong interest to us as adoptive parents, we feel Friends has gone down hill creatively the last few seasons.

We hardly watched all last season, even the episode when Rachel gave birth. In May of 2002 we brought our new born (adopted) daughter Emma home from the hospital. Everyone assumed we borrowed the name from the show - we had no idea what they were talking about.

We'll probably tune in to Survivor instead on Thurs night...

[cj416]

I don't feel Courtney was saying anything negative about adoption. She just prefers to go the bio route first. There is nothing wrong with trying everything in your power to get what YOU truely want. After all it is HER choice not ours. On this forum people are always standing up to people who say negative things about adoption, but shouldn't we all stand up for those who want bio children as well? No matter how a child comes into your family it is your choice. No one should have a say in other peoples family. There is no perfect family. There are good bio families and adoptive families. We should let her do what is right for her and her husband.
Just because we think adoption is right for us DOES NOT mean it is right for everyone!

[cathy102]

That was my hubby and I's goal when we first got married to have our own children. I have been pregnant before but lost the baby through miscarriage. We still had to desire to try whatever it took to have our own kids..We tried everything along with 2 IVF's..I couldn't take the stress anymore and that's when we chose to adopt. There are alot of people that do try for a baby and if they can't have their own they are just fine with it. I think we are all just so different. What may be good for me may not be good for you..I have also read some people don't want their own children and just want to adopt. I think that is great. I know that some people just tell them to have their own kids. I don't think it's anyones business on what they choose for their family..Alot of us will not always agree here. I think we should be here to support each other in any way we can..

I have started some posts and got bashed by people who thought their ways were the right way..I feel we should all be able to express how we feel but do it in a nice way..

Hope this made sense!!!

Without adoption, I would of never been able to be a mom to my wonderful and precious daughter!!!

Cathy

[redhedded]

My daughter, who happened to come into my life through adoption, is "my own. I certainly did not intend to create discord. Of course, everyone is entitled to pursue any path to create her family, which is why I qualified my statement warning that it was a personal opinion. It was not her choice that was distasteful to me but rather her presentation and implication that it was a last resort. Adoption is certainly not for everyone, and I am well aware of that. I merely find it humorous that some believe their gene pool is so special that they must continue the lineage. . .