I told myself I wasn't going to post about Madonna's recent adoption. After an intelligent conversation with some various triad members, we fell back on this thought process: We blame the media at every other venture for portraying adoption in a poor light and, often times, getting the story completely wrong. So, suddenly, why was every believing the media this time around? Is it because we wanted to believe the worst? I chalked it up to a media-feeding-frenzy and stayed out of discussion.

Then this... more

And no, it's not about Madonna. That said, I'll be resuming my series about the attitudes surrounding unplanned pregnancy in the morning. However, this subject just popped itself into my inbox and it needs discussed. Now.

This article on KYW's website, CBS 3 out of Trenton, New Jersey, makes me scratch my head. New Jersey is pushing for a law that would allow adoptees to have access to their "long" birth... more

Adoption here in the United States does need reformed. We hear, too often, of scams, the problems with closed records and a myriad of crappy problems on all three sides of the triad. However, quite a few of our laws have helped protect birthparents and adoptive parents. For example, using Pennsylvania as that is the state I lived in during Munchkin's placement, law states:

Statute: 18 Pa. § 4305 It is unlawful to trade, barter, buy, sell, or deal in infant children.

Pennsylvania... more

We all want the best for our children. No matter the title that you have to wear, we strive to do what we can for our children. If you've ever seen your child smile because of something that you have done, you know what I'm talking about here. If you've ever rocked your child to sleep while staring at his beautiful face, you understand. If you've ever handed your child to another Mother, in hopes that it was the right decision for her to live a great life, you "get it." If you've prayed or hoped for the child that you never saw, with a heavy but... more

This seems to fit right in with my current theme of learning things, online, from people who were adopted at some point in their life. I was just reading my morning news blurbs.

We don't often hear from (or listen to?) teenagers. You have to be eighteen to post on the forums due to legal considerations. It's great to learn from adults who have been through those tumultuous teenage years and come out on the other side, hopefully, wiser. I personally don't frequent any sites specifically... more