I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.

In this remark, Blige frames parenting as a matter of time, attention, and emotional presence rather than simply intention or public image. The quote pushes back against the idea that adopting (or taking on additional caregiving responsibilities) is automatically virtuous; she argues that expanding a family without the capacity to be meaningfully involved would be irresponsible. Implicitly, it also acknowledges the constraints of a demanding professional life and treats those constraints as ethically relevant. The statement’s significance lies in its emphasis on practical care—showing up consistently—as a core measure of good parenting, and in its refusal to romanticize adoption as a solution divorced from daily commitment.