Pop icon Madonna Is back on the news this week as she graces the cover of this week’s People issue alongside four of her kids David, Mercy, and twins Estere and Stella. The 59-year-old in the latest editorial, opens up about parenting, her four children she adopted from Malawi, opening the Mercy James Centre for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care and also gives a glimpse into her private life. 
In an interview with the magazine, Madonna shared:
On the public’s reception when she adopted David Banda: “Every newspaper said I kidnapped him. In my mind, I was thinking, ‘Wait a minute. I’m trying to save somebody’s life. Why are you all s—-ing on me right now?’ I did everything by the book. That was a real low point for me. I would cry myself to sleep.”
On what she was told by Malawi officials: “[I was told] I was not capable of raising a child. The way I was treated — that sexist behavior — was ridiculous.”
On life after adopting Estere and Stella: “It’s like they’ve always been here.”
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