Putting on the agony, with all the grace and composure that Madonna could muster, she sits nursing the child she wants to adopt and presents the photograph to the judge in the hopes of swaying the case for adoption.

The black and white picture gives the overall effect of years gone by, a time when mother and child were rarely out of each other’s sight, where the mother stands by the range stirring a pot for dinner and surrounding herself with her brood.

But any judge with half a brain will realize that that is not the case with the prospective adoptive mother who spends a vast part of her time seeking out publicity, going on tour and cavorting with various males.

The fresh faced Madonna, all airbrushed with the appearance of a thirty year old also serves to suggest that the 50 year old singer is capable of raising a child of 4 years old. The child is Mercy, the little girl she wants to adopt as a sister for her other Malawian child, David Banda.

Along with the heart rending photo, the Material Girl released an emotional email sent by her to Malawi’s Nation newspaper, in which one can almost hear the tears falling, ‘I want to provide Mercy with a home, a loving family environment and the best education and healthcare possible. And it’s my hope that she, like David, will one day return to Malawi and help the people of their country. Though I have been advised that I cannot publicly discuss the pending appeal regarding my desire to adopt Mercy, I do want to say how much I appreciate the level of support that I have received from the people of Malawi and my friends around the world.’ Judge

And although Madonna believes she has the support of her adoring public a friend has reported the real reason why Madonna’s adoption of Mercy faltered saying, ‘The reality is that Madonna really doesn’t like spending too much time in Malawi. It’s too hot, too underdeveloped and worst of all, there’s no state-of-the-art gym. She has also been advised that it would be a rather bad PR move to fly all of her gym equipment in to install at her lodge hotel there. The reality is that Malawi and Madonna are not a good match.’

Maybe Madonna should include a few of her memorable moments on stage and see what result she gets for being a super (star) mother!

Esimie Chombo recently turned down the singer’s latest adoption application because she didn’t meet the country’s 18 to 24 month residency requirement.