tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550041944660884352.post8251232948870662305..comments2022-11-09T08:26:47.057-05:00Comments on Not Just A Birth Mom: Just to clear things up....Not Just A Birth Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10520101148178388809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550041944660884352.post-76376247576248021332011-02-27T19:27:41.485-05:002011-02-27T19:27:41.485-05:00Thank you, Amanda :) I completely agree with every...Thank you, Amanda :) I completely agree with everything you have said. You can't have progress until people stop being so narrow-minded. Hopefully, one day, people can open their minds to this the same way we have to women's rights, civil rights, and as we are slowly doing with homosexual rights. <br />And yes, that DOES make me feel better lol!Not Just A Birth Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520101148178388809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550041944660884352.post-22889229272442947462011-02-27T19:10:45.783-05:002011-02-27T19:10:45.783-05:00What people fail to realize is that "pro-adop...What people fail to realize is that "pro-adoption" should mean is advocating for a better, healthier adoption.<br /><br />Why is it that we can view other things that way but not adoption? Right now in my hometown, we're discussing education because the stimulus has ended, there will be a 10-15% cut on the state education budget. What do the kids need? What programs are helping most? Where can we improve things?<br /><br />It would be unthinkable not to discuss change where it is needed in this area. To me, it's equally unthinkable to suggest that there isn't room for change and open discussion in adoption.<br /><br />I would think of 100 examples where people can discuss different ideas about how to change something that impacts families and its seens as OK and perfectly normal. Why is discussing adoption and change in adoption different. Do people like that some of the policies and practices are over EIGHTY years old in the United States??<br /><br />Unfortunately, adoption in its current form, for many many people, is not better or healthier. If people understood the history behind the laws, policies, and practices, they would understand where much of what we have in adoption comes from and they would want to move toward change.<br /><br />Changing adoption to better and healthier for all involved IS pro-adoption.<br /><br />Adoption is an institution, not a person. We should be able to discuss what is both right and wrong with it, in order to make it better for families and children, without people taking it personally. When people can't listen to other perspectives, we're not going to get anywhere.<br /><br />If it makes you feel any better, I've been adopted for 26 years and people tell me I'm wrong all the time lol.The Declassified Adopteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726376584015902627noreply@blogger.com