Reality Of An Adult Adoptee

Delta Winds: A Magazine of Student Essays A Publication of San Joaquin Delta College 2000 I Am Who I Am Cheryl Evans In the middle of the afternoon the phone rang interrupting Delores from her afternoon ritual of chamomile tea and the daily newspaper. The caller did not identify herself but quickly confirmed she was speaking to the right party. She further inquired if the date, July 17, 1959, had particular meaning to...

Study On Adoptive Parents: American Sociological R...

Study: Adoptive Parents Get High Marks By DAVID CRARY AP National WriterFebruary 12, 2007 NEW YORK Read the study on adoptive parents Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children than biological parents, according to a new national study challenging arguments that have been used to oppose same-sex marriage and gay adoption. The study, published in the new issue of the American Sociological...

Complaints about Adoption Services Worldwide

Another couple has come forward, complaining about a San Antonio adoption agency. The husband and wife say they gave Adoption Services Worldwide about $20,000 and got nothing in return. The couple says their only option was to adopt. So, they handed over their life savings. Then two years later and still no baby, the agency called them to say they were closing down. They didn’t get their money back. “You have...

Adoption Poems

These poems would make a great addition to your child’s adoption lifebook! You first came to us in an envelope With letters, forms and such Just two tiny little pictures With nothing warm to touch. You grew in our imagination In our hearts and in our minds. You brought us greater joy Than we ever thought we’d find. A phone call started labor pains Which lasted ’til we met Strangers brought together A day we...

Adopting An Infant And Choosing Their Name

I recently asked this question to our members at the Forever Parents adoption forums:For those who adopted an infant through domestic adoption, how much input did the biological mother have on your choosing a name for your child? Out of the eight replies, the results were; * The bio. mother chose the name and I had no input 0 * I chose the name and the bio. mother had no input 5 * I chose the name along with the bio. mother...

Sheryl Crow’s Son Wyatt

45-year-old singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow and her new son Wyatt graced the cover of Ok! magazine. Sheryl, who went through a closed, out-of-state adoption had this to say “He will know he’s adopted. He will know as much as he wants to know about his family. And if the time comes that he wants to meet his birth family, I will help him with that. I think it will come about when it comes about. When he’s old enough to...

Adoption Poems For Children

Here’s some more adoption poems for children that can be included in your child’s adoption lifebook. Scroll down for more adoption quotes and poems. ~~ WELCOME HOME ~~ Tonight as you lie sleeping For the first time in your bed, There must be something lasting And profound that should be said. But as your face is gazed upon Framed by your soft, blond hair No words can tell or quite express The feelings that we...

“You Couldn’t Have Your Own?”

When adoption comes up in conversations with new people, I often get asked the $10,000 question, “you couldn’t have your own?”. My answer always is “Yes, I do have my own. I just told you I adopted three children, didn’t I? You meant to ask, do you have any biological children, and to that my answer would be no”. I do try and say it as nice as possible, but coming out of my Brooklyn mouth...

Katherine Heigl Should Think Before She Speaks

Katherine Heigl, from Grey’s Anatomy, told USA Today that she has ruled out having biological children, saying that she’s always planned to adopt. That’s great…I love when people want to adopt. I wish more people would. But this next remark pisses me off. “I’m done with the whole idea of having my own children”. Does Katherine think when when she adopts they won’t be her...

Gay Couple Who Sued Adoption.com, Settle

As a follow-up to the store about the gay couple who sued adoption.com, they have settled their lawsuit. Under the terms of a settlement, ParentProfiles.com, a sister company to Adoption.com, cannot post profiles of California residents “unless the service is made equally available to all California residents qualified to adopt in California.” That means the defendants have a choice: to either “treat...

Adoption Squidoo Lens

I’ve just created a brand new squidoo lens on adoption. It’s not completed yet and I’ll be working on it this week. I already have an established lens on unschooling that is steadily climbing the ranks. What’s a squidoo lens you ask? They’re single webpages designed to be a starting point for someone who is interested in a particular topic. How can this help you promote your blog, site or...

A Few More Adoption Blogs

I came across a few more interesting adoption blogs and wanted to pass along the links. The first is Lauren & Marco’s Russian Adoption Story, where they write about their journey leading up to the adoption of their daughter. I especially liked the post where they travelled to Russia and meet their daughter for the first time. They also blog at Life With Cupcake about life with their daughter, who is absolutely...

‘Even More’ 15 Fun Things To Do With Y...

Here’s part three of ’15 Fun Things to do with your child’. Most of these suggestions were submitted by members of our adoption forums. This series is part of Friday 15. I hope you find some ideas for fun (and mostly free) things you can do with your kids! 1) jump rope 2) Make slime 3) Go on nature walks and take pictures of things with the digital camera. 4) Make a texture book of different scraps and...

The Case Against Competition

When it comes to competition, we Americans typically recognize only two legitimate positions: enthusiastic support and qualified support.The first view holds that the more we immerse our children (and ourselves) in rivalry, the better. Competition builds character and produces excellence. The second stance admits that our society has gotten carried away with the need to be Number One, that we push our kids too hard and too...

Transracial Adoption

13 things to consider before adopting transracially. Adopting a child of a different race is not something everybody is comfortable doing. Two of my three children are biracial (black/white) and and my husband & I are white. My third child is white although she is biologically related to her siblings. Because they came home to us as a multiracial sibling group, they don’t have a lot of the racial issues other...

Free Teleseminar On Healing Through Nutrition

One of our adoption forum members passed this information along and I thought some of the blog readers would be interested. On this upcoming Tele-Discussion, we will be speaking with Ken Rohla, president and founder of Fresh and Alive! Ken is an expert in the field of natural healing through nutrition. What makes Ken stand out amongst others in his field is his unique approach in combining his knowledge in the fields of...

Atrocious Advice from “Supernanny”

Atrocious Advice from “Supernanny” By Alfie KohnA despot welcomes a riot. Disorder provides an excuse to rescind liberties in order to restore calm. There are only two choices, after all: chaos and control. Even the creators of Get Smart understood that. And so, too, do the creators of Supernanny and Nanny 911. Each week they poke their cameras into a dysfunctional suburban home where the children are bouncing off...

Adoption Myths

According to Six Common Adoption Myths Dispelled, we should “become educated about adoption and it will help you be equipped to separate adoption facts from fiction”. They list the six myths as; 1. There are no healthy infants available for adoption in the U.S. 2. It takes years to complete an adoption. 3. Single people can’t adopt. 4. Birth mothers are typically teens. 5. Infants available for adoption in the...

Eight Facts About My Adoption Journey

Kathy over at My Crazy Life tagged us. If you haven’t taken a look at her blog, please do. She started it in February and writes about her journey with infertility and adopting through the foster care system, which as we all know can be quite a rollercoaster. The tag is that we have to post eight random facts about ourselves. Since this is an adoption blog, I’ll keep mine related to that. I was also tagged at my...

Mothers Day Thoughts From Mothers Who Adopted

Happy Mothers Day! I hope you’re enjoying the day with your loved ones.I recently asked members of the Forever Parents adoption forums for their thoughts on Mothers Day. Here’s what they had to say;**I am so excited for Mother’s Day this year. It will be even more special because we are also having a baby(ies) (in our case) dedication! Our whole family will be there to share in this very special day. Later...

Sheryl Crow Adopts A Baby Boy

Singer Sheryl Crow announced on her website today that she has adopted a two week old baby boy. Hey Everybody, I am so excited to share with you guys that I’ve adopted a little boy ..he was born 2 weeks ago. His name is Wyatt (after my dad) Steven (after my little brother and Scooter) and we are enjoying some very private family time. Just wanted you to be the first to know. Lots of love, Sheryl. Related Tags:...