tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685337508262430251.post6300112244113302450..comments2023-06-18T08:44:48.866-06:00Comments on It Came From the Cabbage Patch: Abolish Adoption?Lilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02928083051697477498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685337508262430251.post-73578325375229974602008-06-13T08:52:00.000-06:002008-06-13T08:52:00.000-06:00Just found your blog and love it ~ thanks for addr...Just found your blog and love it ~ thanks for addressing the exact issues that we face...wish every prospective adoptive parent could read it.Samantha Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249283547377633349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685337508262430251.post-69571500327633527022008-06-12T12:24:00.000-06:002008-06-12T12:24:00.000-06:00Bravo!!Great answers to an ignorant post. I agree...Bravo!!<BR/>Great answers to an ignorant post. I agree with Suz, the questions come from the hopefuls who don't want to admit the TRUE reasons why they want adoption to remain in "fairy-tale" land.<BR/>I love your comparison with MADD. Very thought provoking.Cassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274531213087340905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685337508262430251.post-58596578518684374982008-06-11T19:44:00.000-06:002008-06-11T19:44:00.000-06:00I LOVE this post Lillie.I just couldn't answer tha...I LOVE this post Lillie.<BR/>I just couldn't answer that dribble over there.<BR/>But THIS - is brilliant.<BR/>Hugz,<BR/>Poss. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxPossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868324445518687576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685337508262430251.post-42694176610861086052008-06-11T13:25:00.000-06:002008-06-11T13:25:00.000-06:00I totally agree with you Suz. I would much rather...I totally agree with you Suz. I would much rather see the FIRST CHOICE be keeping children within their own family unit, be it with another family member if their parents can't or won't care for them, instead of pushing adoption as the first and best choice.<BR/><BR/>And why an adoptee who speaks up about the pain of not knowing or having their original families is somehow a "bad" person...I mean, this is something that has been around since the beginning of time, but it just gets me every time.<BR/><BR/>Do we look down upon minorities who speak up against discrimination? Do we look down upon the founders of organizations such as MADD? No! At least sane people don't, because we know that what they stand for is RIGHT, and what we "angry" adoptees stand for is also right.<BR/><BR/>Give us our dignity, give us our rights, and give all children the right to stay with their own families FIRST instead of making "family building" more important than a child's right to be raised with his or her own people.Lilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928083051697477498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685337508262430251.post-80295124231543802552008-06-11T10:59:00.000-06:002008-06-11T10:59:00.000-06:00Those questions nearly always come from a prospect...Those questions nearly always come from a prospective adopter who is worried they wont get their piece of the baby pie.<BR/><BR/>I dont say I am anti-adoption. I am profamily and family preservation. Focus should be on family, natural/first, whatever you want to call it and if for someone reason the mother can't or wont parent, they kinship care followed by guardianship should be considered. <BR/><BR/>Under no circumstances should a child be remove from his family of origin, records sealed, names changed and new identity given.<BR/><BR/>That is my personal view.<BR/><BR/>All those bleeding hearts fighting for those poor orphaned children usually place their own needs first and then the child.<BR/><BR/>BIG difference IMO.Suz Bednarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827141425910483683noreply@blogger.com