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 [...]
My mom is back in the hospital again. She is really not doing well at all. They are saying it’s either congestive heart failure or pneumonia. Either way for someone her age it is not a good prognosis.
Yesterday I talked to her and she sounded drunk, slurred speech and really out of it. J drove [...]
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 [...]
As my mother becomes older it is getting more and more difficult to be around her. For many years my parents had the ability to only “do crazy” in front of me. They had Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personalities and could shift into sane mode instantaneously if unexpected company arrived. Quite a talent don’t [...]
“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 [...]
Here is Abebech’s question:
How can we find a balance between challenging the institution of adoption and adoption as it is currently practiced without undermining the security of children? How to make adoption less “normal” — which is clearly a concern for many adult adoptees — without making adopted children feel, as people, abnormal and, by [...]
(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 [...]
Regarding the comment on my last post. Sure, why not. I’ll give it a go……
“When you guys get self-righteous and mean, though, it pleases me to stir the hornet’s nest, to try to get you to think. It never works, but I am an optimist. I think brains work even when we don’t want them [...]
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 [...]
They chose not to attend my girls dance recital again. I offered to pick them up but my mom “wasn’t feeling well.” This is the second year in a row they have chosen not to come. Last year my daughters were devastated. At least I learned my lesson and didn’t mention to my girls that [...]
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