The child will not be growing up in poverty and will be able to do things that he would never be able to do if he were to live with his father.

If she really wanted to help someone (other than herself).

While I don't nessesarily disagree with the "Should be lucky" answer. I think if Madonna truly wanted to help the child, she shoul... [show more]

While I don't nessesarily disagree with the "Should be lucky" answer. I think if Madonna truly wanted to help the child, she should have reunited the father with the child, and taken care of them both financialy and by moving them to the United States, or at least some place with running water and a higher life expectancy. She was throwing around enough money, she could have taken care of them both easily for the rest of their lives, and in the process helped two people, and reunited a father with his child.

But if her #1 motivation was to adopt a child, to have as a child, and it was Not her #1 motivation to help the child, then my answer does not really apply. However, if her #1 motivation was to help the child, I think it would have been better to have done as this answer suggested. [show less]

Mix that with celebrity and it opens a lot of doors. Madonna is wealthier and more famous than the entire nation of Malawi.

So many don't even have the ONE parent.