I am still manning the AF phone lines (ahem….any volunteers?). I get plenty of legit calls but I usually have to wade through some crap every time I check the messages. I would like to mention that I CLEARLY state on the answering machine that AF is a SUPPORT org. and NOT an agency and [...]
Madonna happy to be “guinea pig” in adoption case
“Up until this time there wasn’t an adoption law, so consequently I’m sort of the template or the role model, so to speak, for future adoptions,” she told a news conference.
Oh LORD help us. A scary, dark day when we use Madonna as a role [...]
My husband saw a banner ad for PA Safe Haven on the side of a bus this morning. Isn’t that kind of silly? I mean considering everyone knows single pregnant girls can’t read because they’re too strung out. Not to mention the fact they are most likely riding the bus, not driving next to it. [...]
AmRis sent this to me and I really think it’s a concept worth exploring.
I am not so sure about the “non-profit” aspect (and of course my concerns
with infant adoptions period) but I really believe the concept is solid
toward the goal of eliminating coercion and misrepresentation.
I would love to hear what you all think, particularly from [...]
A topic of conversation over at Third Mom’s has spurred this post. The topic is the impact of religious beliefs on adoption.
The foundation of discourse among those most outspoken in the world of adoption seems to always teeter precariously on the pendulum of religious beliefs. There are a vast number of people who tend to [...]
At dinner last night we were discussing adoption reform (gasp) brought about by a conversation my husband had with a co-worker regarding the cost of adopting both domestically and internationally and what a huge part money plays in perpetuating the current dysfunctional system.
My daughter turned to me and asked “Mommy, if I needed to be [...]
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not [...]
(I am leaving the post up because it is my honest reaction, but I’m removing the link to the site. I don’t want to be responsible for driving traffic there.)
I WILL BE SCREAMING UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS ME THIS IS SOME SORT OF SICK, TWISTED JOKE OR UNTIL I AM CONTACTED BY A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TELLING [...]
Read this amazing article written by FauxClaud about the National Council for Adoption.
Or as I like to refer to them~
No Concern For Adoptees
or sometimes~
Now Coercing For Adoption
Observation #1:
The majority of natural parents we hear from clearly wish adoptees to have access to birth records.
The majority of adoptees we hear from clearly wish to have access to their birth records.
Some adoptive parents (and I use this word respectfully to those APs who speak out on the subject and do so consistently and [...]
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