I could barely drag myself out of bed this morning but if you know me (or recently met me) you know that I am certainly not a morning person. The BlogHer Conference was a 7th …

I am, quite frankly, sick and tired of the adoption industry pretending to protect me and other birthmothers. Every time I lobby or speak to a legislator about sealed adoptee records, they ALWAYS have the same concern; ” the poor birthmother who doesn’t want to be found” In truth, the average percentage of American Birthmothers who do not desire contact is 0.993471.

Gabriel’s birthfather lives in Texas.  I am sure of that.  As a matter of fact, I have his full contact info, should I want to contact him.  And something about holidays, especially Father’s Day, always …

and the story that might follow…

Adult Adoptee Consider Themselves Lucky They Don’t Have Access To Original Birth Certificates-They Want The State To Care For Them
AP-Jefferson City MO  by Jimmy Olson
In an unexpected move thousands of …

I read several blogs and message boards about adoption, and one thing has been widely discussed by members of the adoption triad this month: the census.  Starting with the last census ten years ago, the …

Some folks think that adoption is magic. I don’t mean magic in the rainbow farting ‘isn’t adoption wonderful?’ kind of way, I mean magic in the ‘abracadabra, you’re a different person!’ kind of way. …

Thousands of Adoptive Parents are NOT Acting in Best Interest of Children; Choosing Drugs over Kids shows recent vote in the U.S.
Parents allowing Marijuana to be more important than adopted children & won’t take 5 minutes to change history and be good parents. The national vote clearly shows that the idea to Legalize the Recreational Use of Marijuana is more Important than Adoptees!

This morning I completed my first round of genetic testing, an intensely painful endometrial biopsy. On Monday I have an ultrasound and on Friday I see a geneticist – my mother beside me to help …

I read an article this morning that just broke my heart. Okay, it didn’t break my heart. It angered me beyond anger. It pissed me off. It made me want to…well, I don’t know.
I haven’t …

Adoption Reform means so many things because we all come from different parts of the adoption community. To you reform may mean making original birth certificates available to every adoptee, to me it may mean …