Is it too late to say Bah Humbug? It is? Too bad. I've got a bunch of Bah Humbugs (and some other choice words) for the writer of this so-called feature article. "Living with Children" by John Rosemond started out offensive, redeemed itself as the author learned about proper adoption language from a Mother who had written in and then takes a nose-dive into absolute stupidity.

Let's take a gander where things start to fall apart. Again.

in our email exchange, I had expressed my view on so-called "open" adoption, and... more

I thought maybe it was hard to find a therapist with any iota of experience in birth parent grief and loss because I live in the middle of nowheresville. I blamed it on rural life which brings about less resources, less people and less discussion about adoption on the whole. Of course, after a bitter, two year search, I found my wondrous therapist. However, today's article in the Detroit News helped me understand a little more.

Well, I mean, I guess I... more

A reporter who spent some time this year at the CUB retreat has written a series of articles about birth mothers for the Detroit News. The first is in today's on-line issue of the newspaper. Check it out, and I will write more about this later.

I need to warn you: get tissues. I also need to warn you: it's a simply happy adoption story. Some of you like that and some of you don't. The story doesn't "dig deeper" or call for reforms. It hits the main points and leaves you with a simultaneous broken heart and hope for this child's future.

It's from the Chicago Tribune. Link here.

Both a sacrifice and a gift In 1987, Tracey Conner gave up her baby girl. In 2006, after a long separation, she was there as her daughter weighed the same choice.

By... more

I know nothing about the UK. However, this showed up in my inbox and I just thought it was good information (and positive!) to share with my readers.

LAUNCH OF BIRTH PARENT SUPPORT SERVICE (FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24) A NEW support project, to help birth parents deal with the adoption of their children, is being launched by the St Francis' Children's Society on Friday, December 1, 2006 at the Judges' Lodgings, Aylesbury.

The Birth Family Support Service offers innovative provision. It has been commissioned by Buckinghamshire County Council, and will offer emotional... more

Holy smokes.

In New York, a court has ruled in favor of a birth mother, stating that she is entitled to visits with the child that she placed for adoption as an infant. Why?

The Court noted that the biological mother expressly conditioned the surrender on having continued contact with the child and that she maintained a relationship with the child for as long as she could until her efforts were frustrated by the department of social services and the adoptive mother.

The Court found that the child was aware that... more

You can click here and select one of any of the 108 articles in which I'm mentioned today. They include the Washington Post and ABC News. However, I've only found pictures on two sites thus far: The... more

Goodness, I love technology. I stumbled across this gem tonight while searching for new adoption feeds. It's an article in The Korea Times that features a DVD about the birthmothers (from Korea) that were forced, unwillingling, to place their children for adoption.

The DVD itself is called Resilience. The story gets more and more interesting as we're introduced to a Pastor who runs a guesthouse (for lack of a better word) for adoptees returning to Korea to search for their birthmothers and answers to their questions. The Pastor then contacted a Korean... more

I usually try to stick to writing about what I personally understand and/or have experienced. I like to have the first hand frame of reference when sharing information. To me, it makes it seem more genuine. Yet, every so often, a story about adoption pops out of nowhere and into my inbox (thanks go Google alerts) and I am moved to tears.

We often hear about the Baby Scoop era here in the United States. (For more on the time frame, read Ann Fessler's book, The Girls Who Went Away.) As Americans, we often think that our own history is... more

We frequently blame the media for portraying adoption in a poor light. Sometimes, however, it's not their sole fault. Occasionally, we are lucky enough to have an adoption professional spout off at from the mouth without thinking how words can affect others.

In this article, which discusses the current state of a county's (Florida) foster care situations, an adoption attorney who didn't want to be named brought us this beautiful gem which was only coupled... more