The New York Post has reported that it cost Madonna 19 million dollars to get the go ahead to adopt Chifundo “Mercy” James.

19 million dollars.

Do you know what you can get for 19 million dollars?

I’m not sure if that’s my personal hell or not. But it’s something very much like that. You’ll have to make up your own. How does that relate to adoption, you’ll have to tell me.

In my last post I said we need to talk about adoption, about adoption reform, about our experiences. That got me thinking about how hard it really is. And as always, the below does not apply to everyone, just everyone I seem to meet.

Think about the last time you met another adoptee. Did they tell you that they were adopted, or did someone else bring it up?

We need to talk. We need to find allies outside the adoption community, not just because there is strength in numbers, because many will understand. The more folks understand, the less I have to yell about grizzly bears.