‘I have a cunning plan
so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel’:
I’ve lately been thinking how awesome it would be to have an army of 12 kids, adopted from different countries and brought up in the same household until university age, at which point I sent them to their own native countries for their higher education. But they’ll all be connected with one another because of their childhood and they’d take an interest in the affairs of each others’ countries. And then when my kids have kids, my grandchildren will rule the world! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Imaduddin Ahmed
Born in Lahore (Pakistan), my parents moved to England before I was one. Moved around quite a bit and schooled in eight institutions before flying off to California for university at UC Berkeley. Since then, have had three full time jobs in California and Pakistan in a campaign office, a women's rights NGO and with a newspaper and have had two temp jobs in England. Currently enrolled in a distance law programme with the University of London and am waiting for my visa to begin economic research in Bangalore (India).Related Posts
6 Comments to “‘I have a cunning plan”
November 26th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Oooh, how evil! What are you trying to do, make people be more open-minded and aware of other cultures? You’re crazy!
Wait… isn’t that what Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are doing? … someone please explain it to me, I’m a dummy.
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November 26th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Ahhh, but Brangelina aren’t ATCKs. I think. I treasure my ignorance of the personal lives of celebrities.
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November 26th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
I really have no clue what Brangelina is doing. I wish I do but until this day it still doesn’t make sense. I just wish the media won’t make such a big deal out of it. Yes what they are doing is a good thing and it’s helping spreading the word but I feel sorry for the kids. They might grow up to be good decent people but what if too much media attention might turn them otherwise? Yes they are getting a better life but I wish once they grow up and despite being spoilt by the abundance of money and a good life that they will in turn give back to the roots of their life and do something about it.
Ok I’m just rambling…
If all of us TCKs do what you are suggesting…man…
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November 27th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
didn’t mia farrow do that? and didn’t her oldest use her powers for evil by stealing mia’s husband?
just saying…
and can we NEVER use the term “branjelina” here again. ugh! i feel stupider already for just having written it!
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November 28th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Imaduddin… that’s actually what I’ve wanted to do for years, seriously… adopt a kid from at least every continent (ok, Antarctica’s out) and name them originial things like Asia May (the one from Asia) and Kenya etc. Eventually they would want (I hope!!) to find their roots and heritage, and I’d gladly send them. Wouldn’t family dinners be interesting? Or is the parent forcing a child to take piano lessons when they just really want to play football?
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November 28th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
OMG this reminds me so much of my sister! She’s told me about a similar plan 5748957 before haha.
She says she wants to adopt a kid from every continent, and unite them all.
But yeah, you know what, that’s a good idea.
And Brangelina are messed up these days. I don’t think anyone would wanna follow their footsteps.
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